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Proverbs 17:14-16
Living Bible
Proverbs 17:14-16
Living Bible
14 It is hard to stop a quarrel once it starts,[a] so don’t let it begin.
15 The Lord despises those who say that bad is good and good is bad.
16 It is senseless to pay tuition to educate a rebel who has no heart for truth.[b]
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- Proverbs 17:14 It is hard to stop a quarrel once it starts, literally, “as when one lets out water.”
- Proverbs 17:16 no heart for truth, literally, “no heart.”
Proverbs 17:14-16
New International Version
Proverbs 17:14-16
New International Version
14 Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;
so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.(A)
16 Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom,
when they are not able to understand it?(D)
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