Proverbs 17:12-14

New American Standard Bible

¹²Let a ^(A)person meet a ^(B)bear robbed of her cubs,
Rather than a fool in his foolishness.
¹³One who ^(C)returns evil for good,
^(D)Evil will not depart from his house.
¹⁴The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
So ^(E)abandon the quarrel before it 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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