14Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.


In Context

11 An evil man is bent only on rebellion; a merciless official will be sent against him.

12 Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.

13 If a man pays back evil for good, evil will never leave his house.

14 Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.

15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent- the Lord detests them both.

16 Of what use is money in the hand of a fool, since he has no desire to get wisdom?

Proverbs 17:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:14The beginning of strife [is as] when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:14The beginning of quarrels is as when one letteth out water: before he suffereth reproach he forsaketh judgment.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:14The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:14The beginning of contention is as when one letteth out water; therefore leave off strife before it become vehement.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:14The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before there be quarrelling.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:14The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore withdraw from contention, before it be meddled with.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:14The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:14The beginning of contention is a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:14The beginning of strife is as when one lets out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.