Rightful rule gives power to words; but sedition and strife precede poverty.
LXX
Proverbs 17:14
Rightful rule gives power to words; but sedition and strife precede poverty.
Parallel Translations
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.
Cross References
Proverbs 20:3Proverbs 25:82 Timothy 2:23–241 Thessalonians 4:11Ecclesiastes 7:8–9Proverbs 16:32Proverbs 15:12 Chronicles 10:14–16Proverbs 17:19Acts 6:1–52 Chronicles 13:172 Chronicles 28:6Matthew 5:39–41Proverbs 19:11Proverbs 29:22
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