6362 [e]   14 pō·w·ṭêr   14 פּ֣וֹטֵֽר    14 [Is] a letting out   14 V‑Qal‑Prtcpl‑ms   14

4325 [e] ma·yim מַ֭יִם of waters N‑mp

7225 [e] rê·šîṯ רֵאשִׁ֣ית [is] the beginning N‑fsc

4066 [e] mā·ḏō·wn; מָד֑וֹן of strife N‑ms

6440 [e] wə·lip̄·nê וְלִפְנֵ֥י and before Conj‑w, Prep‑l ¦ N‑cpc

1566 [e] hiṯ·gal·la‘, הִ֝תְגַּלַּ֗ע it breaks out V‑Hitpael‑Perf‑3ms

7379 [e] hā·rîḇ הָרִ֥יב the dispute Art ¦ N‑ms

5203 [e] nə·ṭō·wōš. נְטֽוֹשׁ׃ abandon V‑Qal‑Imp‑ms

Berean Study Bible
To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.

Young's Literal Translation
The beginning of contention [is] a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
To start a conflict is to release a flood; stop the dispute before it breaks out.

New American Standard Bible
The beginning of strife is [like] letting out water, So abandon the quarrel before it breaks out.

King James Bible
The beginning of strife [is as] when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with. Proverbs 17:14 • Proverbs 17:14 NIV • Proverbs 17:14 NLT • Proverbs 17:14 ESV • Proverbs 17:14 NASB • Proverbs 17:14 KJV • Proverbs 17:14 Biblia Paralela • Proverbs 17:14 Chinese Bible • Proverbs 17:14 French Bible • Proverbs 17:14 German Bible

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