Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 6362 [e] פּ֣וֹטֵֽר pō-w-ṭêr [Is] a letting out V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms 4325 [e] מַ֭יִם ma-yim of waters N-mp 7225 [e] רֵאשִׁ֣ית rê-šîṯ [is] the beginning N-fsc 4066 [e] מָד֑וֹן mā-ḏō-wn of strife N-ms 6440 [e] וְלִפְנֵ֥י wə-lip̄-nê and before Conj-w, Prep-l | N-cpc 1566 [e] הִ֝תְגַּלַּ֗ע hiṯ-gal-la‘ it breaks out V-Hitpael-Perf-3ms 7379 [e] הָרִ֥יב hā-rîḇ the dispute Art | N-ms 5203 [e] נְטֽוֹשׁ׃ nə-ṭō-wōš 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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