Proverbs 17:13-15
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
13 If you return evil for good,
evil will not depart from your house.[a](A)
14 The start of strife is like the opening of a dam;
check a quarrel before it bursts forth!
15 Whoever acquits the wicked,(B) whoever condemns the just—
both are an abomination to the Lord.
Footnotes
- 17:13 The paradox is that to pay out evil for good means that the evil will never leave one’s own house.
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