Proverbs 17:14-16

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹⁴ Starting a quarrel is like opening a floodgate,
so stop the dispute before it gets started.
¹⁵ Acquitting a guilty person
and convicting an innocent person—
both of these are disgusting^[a] to the Lord.
¹⁶ Why hand a fool money to buy wisdom,
since he has no aptitude for using it?