Proverbs
Proverbs 17:14
14To start a quarrel is to release a flood;
so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To start | רֵאשִׁ֣ית | rê·šîṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H7225 beginning, chief |
| a quarrel | מָד֑וֹן | mā·ḏō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H4066 strife, contention |
| is to release | פּ֣וֹטֵֽר | pō·w·ṭêr | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6362 separate, remove, set free |
| a flood | מַ֭יִם | ma·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| so abandon | נְטֽוֹשׁ׃ | nə·ṭō·wōš | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H5203 leave, forsake, permit |
| the dispute | הָרִ֥יב | hā·rîḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7379 strife, dispute |
| before | וְלִפְנֵ֥י | wə·lip̄·nê | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| it breaks out | הִ֝תְגַּלַּ֗ע | hiṯ·gal·la‘ | Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1566 expose, lay bare |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 20:3 · Proverbs 25:8 · 2 Timothy 2:23–24 · Ecclesiastes 7:8–9 · 1 Thessalonians 4:11 · Proverbs 15:1 · Proverbs 19:11 · Proverbs 16:32
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.