THEOSISProverbs 17:14Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
The beginning of quarrels is as when one letteth out water: and before he suffereth reproach, he forsaketh judgment.
פּ֣וֹטֵֽר מַ֭יִם רֵאשִׁ֣ית מָד֑וֹן וְלִפְנֵ֥י הִ֝תְגַּלַּ֗ע הָרִ֥יב נְטֽוֹשׁ׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Prov 25:8The things which thy eyes have seen, utter not hastily in a quarrel: lest afterward thou mayst not be able to make amends, when thou hast dishonoured thy friend.
- Prov 20:3It is an honour for a man to separate himself from quarrels: but all fools are meddling with reproaches.
- 2 Tim 2:23And avoid foolish and unlearned questions, knowing that they beget strifes.
- 2 Tim 2:24But the servant of the Lord must not wrangle: but be mild toward all men, apt to teach, patient,
- 1 Thess 4:11And that you use your endeavour to be quiet: and that you do your own business and work with your own hands, as we commanded you: and that you walk honestly towards them that are without: and that you want nothing of any man's.
- Prov 15:1A mild answer breaketh wrath: but a harsh word stirreth up fury.
- Eccl 7:8Oppression troubleth the wise, and shall destroy the strength of his heart.
- Eccl 7:9Better is the end of a speech than the beginning. Better is the patient man than the presumptuous.