Proverbs 17:14
To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
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Cross references
- Proverbs 20:3 It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.
- Proverbs 25:8 do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?
- 2 Timothy 2:23–24 But reject foolish and ignorant speculation, for you know that it breeds quarreling. And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing.