Proverbs 17:14 · KJV
“The beginning of strife {is as} when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.”
— Proverbs 17:14
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both {are} abomination to the LORD.
Proverbs 17 — Context
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
14The beginning of strife {is as} when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
15He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both {are} abomination to the LORD.
16Wherefore {is there} a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing {he hath} no heart {to it}?
Cross References
Proverbs 20:3
{It is} an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
Proverbs 25:8
Go not forth hastily to strive, lest {thou know not} what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
2 Timothy 2:23-24
But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.
1 Thessalonians 4:11
And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
Ecclesiastes 7:8-9
Better {is} the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: {and} the patient in spirit {is} better than the proud in spirit.
Proverbs 16:32
{He that is} slow to anger {is} better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
Proverbs 15:1
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Proverbs 19:11
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and {it is} his glory to pass over a transgression. {discretion: or, prudence}