Proverbs 17:14-16

21st Century King James Version

¹⁴ The beginning of strife is like the letting out of water: therefore break off contention before it is meddled with.

¹⁵ He that justifieth the wicked and he that condemneth the just, both alike are an abomination to the Lord.

¹⁶ Why should there be in the hands of a fool the price to purchase wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to acquire it?