Proverbs 17:14
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with. | To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out. | The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [is one who] lets out | פּ֣וֹטֵֽר | PO-ter | H6362 | to openפָּטוּר (pa.tur) 1) opened 1a) (Qal) dismissed 1b) (Hiphil) shoot out |
| water | מַ֭יִם | MA-yim | H4325G | waterמַי (ma.yim) 1) water, waters 1a) water 1b) water of the feet, urine 1c) of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.) |
| [the] beginning of | רֵאשִׁ֣ית | re-SHIT | H7225G | first: beginningרֵאשִׁית (re.shit) : beginning 1) first, beginning, best, chief 1a) beginning 1b) first 1c) chief 1d) choice part Also means: re.shit (רֵאשִׁית ": best" H7225H) |
| strife | מָד֑וֹן | ma-DON | H4066 | strifeמָדוֹן (ma.don) 1) strife, contention 1a) strife, contention 1b) object of contention |
| and to before | וְלִפְנֵ֥י | ve-lif-NEI | H6440G | face: beforeפָּנֶה (pa.neh) : before/to/front 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of |
| it has broken out | הִ֝תְגַּלַּ֗ע | hit-ga-LA' | H1566 | to quarrelגָּלַע (ga.la) 1) to expose, lay bare 1a) (Hithpael) 1a1) to disclose oneself, break out 1a2) to break out (in contention) |
| the dispute | הָרִ֥יב | ha-RIV | H7379 | strifeרִיב (riv) 1) strife, controversy, dispute 1a) strife, quarrel 1b) dispute, controversy, case at law |
| abandon | נְטֽוֹשׁ׃ | ne-TO-osh | H5203 | to leaveנָטַשׁ (na.tash) 1) to leave, permit, forsake, cast off or away, reject, suffer, join, spread out or abroad, be loosed, cease, abandon, quit, hang loose, cast down, make a raid, lie fallow, let fall, forgo, draw 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to leave, let alone, lie fallow, entrust to 1a2) to forsake, abandon 1a3) to permit 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be forsaken 1b2) to be loosened, be loose 1b3) to be let go, spread abroad 1c) (Pual) to be abandoned, be deserted |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.