Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
The start of fighting is like the letting out of water: so give up before it comes to blows.
New American Standard Bible
So
King James Version
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
Holman Bible
stop the dispute before it breaks out.
International Standard Version
Starting a quarrel is like spilling water so drop the dispute before it escalates.
A Conservative Version
The beginning of strife is [like] letting out water. Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.
American Standard Version
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.
Amplified
The beginning of strife is like letting out water [as from a small break in a dam; first it trickles and then it gushes];
Therefore
Darby Translation
The beginning of contention is as when one letteth out water; therefore leave off strife before it become vehement.
Julia Smith Translation
The causing water to break forth. is the beginning of strife: cast off contention before being irritated.
King James 2000
The beginning of strife is like releasing water: therefore leave off contention, before a quarrel starts.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[Like] the release of water [is] the beginning of strife; before it breaks out, stop the quarrel.
Modern King James verseion
The beginning of strife is like letting out water; therefore leave off fighting, before it breaks out.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He that soweth discord and strife, is like one that diggeth up a water brook; but an open enemy is like the water that breaketh out and runneth abroad.
NET Bible
Starting a quarrel is like letting out water; stop it before strife breaks out!
New Heart English Bible
The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.
The Emphasized Bible
A letting forth of water, is the beginning of strife, therefore, before it breaketh out, abandon, contention.
Webster
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore withdraw from contention, before it be meddled with.
World English Bible
The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.
Youngs Literal Translation
The beginning of contention is a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife.
Themes
Adjudication at law » To be avoided
Strife » Causes of » Forbidden
Strife » Strength and violence of--illustrated
Strife » The beginning of strife
Strife » Difficulty of stopping, a reason for avoiding it
Water » Illustrative » (difficulty of stopping,) of strife and contention
Topics
Interlinear
Mayim
Natash
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 17:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
13 If anyone gives back evil for good, evil will never go away from his house. 14 The start of fighting is like the letting out of water: so give up before it comes to blows. 15 He who gives a decision for the evil-doer and he who gives a decision against the upright, are equally disgusting to the Lord.
Cross References
Proverbs 20:3
It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.
Proverbs 25:8
Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame?
1 Thessalonians 4:11
And that you may take pride in being quiet and doing your business, working with your hands as we gave you orders;
Genesis 13:8-9
Then Abram said to Lot, Let there be no argument between me and you, and between my herdmen and your herdmen, for we are brothers.
Judges 8:1-3
And the men of Ephraim came and said to him, Why did you not send for us when you went to war against Midian? And they said sharp and angry words to him.
Judges 12:1-6
Now the men of Ephraim came together and took up arms and went over to Zaphon; and they said to Jephthah, Why did you go over to make war against the children of Ammon without sending for us to go with you? Now we will put your house on fire over you.
2 Samuel 2:14-17
And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men give a test of their strength before us. And Joab said, Let them do so.
2 Samuel 19:41-22
Then the men of Israel came to the king and said, Why have our countrymen of Judah taken you away in secret and come over Jordan with the king and all his family, because all his people are David's men?
2 Chronicles 10:14-16
But gave them the answer put forward by the young men, saying, My father made your yoke hard, but I will make it harder; my father gave you punishment with whips, but I will give it with snakes.
2 Chronicles 13:17
And Abijah and his people put them to death with great destruction: five hundred thousand of the best of Israel were put to the sword.
2 Chronicles 25:17-24
Then Amaziah, king of Judah, acting on the suggestion of his servants, sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us have a meeting face to face.
2 Chronicles 28:6
For Pekah, the son of Remaliah, in one day put to death a hundred and twenty thousand men of Judah, all of them good fighting-men; because they had given up the Lord, the God of their fathers.
Proverbs 13:10
The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.
Proverbs 14:29
He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish.
Proverbs 15:1
By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.
Proverbs 16:32
He who is slow to be angry is better than a man of war, and he who has control over his spirit than he who takes a town.
Proverbs 17:19
The lover of fighting is a lover of sin: he who makes high his doorway is looking for destruction.
Proverbs 19:11
A man's good sense makes him slow to wrath, and the overlooking of wrongdoing is his glory.
Proverbs 26:21
Like breath on coals and wood on fire, so a man given to argument gets a fight started.
Proverbs 29:22
An angry man is the cause of fighting, and a man given to wrath does much wrong.
Ecclesiastes 7:8-9
The end of a thing is better than its start, and a gentle spirit is better than pride.
Matthew 5:39-41
But I say to you, Do not make use of force against an evil man; but to him who gives you a blow on the right side of your face let the left be turned.
Acts 6:1-5
Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was increasing, protests were made by the Greek Jews against the Hebrews, because their widows were not taken care of in the distribution of food every day.
Acts 15:2-21
And after Paul and Barnabas had had no little argument and discussion with them, the brothers made a decision to send Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them to the Apostles and the rulers of the church at Jerusalem about this question.
Romans 12:18
As far as it is possible for you be at peace with all men.
2 Timothy 2:23-24
And put away foolish and uncontrolled questionings, seeing that they are a cause of trouble.
James 3:14-18
But if you have bitter envy in your heart and the desire to get the better of others, have no pride in this, talking falsely against what is true.