“To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.”
Proverbs 17:14 (BSB)
Context Reading
12It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly. 13If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house. 14To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out. 15Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous — both are detestable to the LORD. 16Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?