Proverbs 17:12-14

Contemporary English Version

¹²A bear robbed of her cubs
is far less dangerous
    than a stubborn fool.
¹³You will always have trouble
if you are mean to those
    who are good to you.
¹⁴The start of an argument
    is like a water leak—
so stop it before
    real trouble breaks out.

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Proverbs 17:12-14

New International Version

¹²Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than a fool bent on folly.^(A)

¹³Evil will never leave the house
of one who pays back evil^(B) for good.^(C)

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

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