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Proverbs 17:14
NIV:  Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.
NAS:  The beginning of strife is like letting out water, So abandon the quarrel before it breaks out.
KJV:  The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
GWT:  Starting a quarrel is [like] opening a floodgate, so stop before the argument gets out of control.
ASV:  The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.
BBE:  The start of fighting is like the letting out of water: so give up before it comes to blows.
DBY:  The beginning of contention is as when one letteth out water; therefore leave off strife before it become vehement.
DRB:  The beginning of quarrels is as when one letteth out water: before he suffereth reproach he forsaketh judgment.
WBS:  The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore withdraw from contention, before it be meddled with.
WEB:  The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.
YLT:  The beginning of contention is a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife.

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