Proverbs 17:14-16

International Children’s Bible

¹⁴Starting a quarrel is like a leak in a dam.
So stop the quarrel before a fight breaks out.

¹⁵The Lord hates both these things:
letting guilty people go free and punishing those who are not guilty.

¹⁶It won’t do a fool any good to try to buy wisdom.
He doesn’t really want to be wise.

Proverbs 17:14-16

New International Version

¹⁴Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;
so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.^(A)

¹⁵Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent^(B)—
the Lord detests them both.^(C)

¹⁶Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom,
when they are not able to understand it?^(D)

International Children’s Bible (ICB)

New International Version (NIV)