Proverbs 17:14
14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water; so stop before the quarrel breaks out.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 17:14
Commentary on Proverbs 17:14
(Read Proverbs 17:14)
What danger there is in the beginning of strife! Resist its earliest display; and leave it off, if it were possible, before you begin.