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Interlinear Study Bible
Hebrew Language ⇌
Proverbs 17:14
06362
pō·w·ṭêr
פּ֣וֹטֵֽר
[is as] when one lets out
Verb
04325
ma·yim
מַ֭יִם
water
Noun
07225
rê·šîṯ
רֵאשִׁ֣ית
The beginning
Noun
04066
mā·ḏō·wn;
מָד֑וֹן
of strife
Noun
06440
wə·lip̄·nê
וְלִפְנֵ֥י
and before
Noun
01566
hiṯ·gal·la‘,
הִ֝תְגַּלַּ֗ע
it be meddled with
Verb
07379
hā·rîḇ
הָרִ֥יב
contention
Noun
05203
nə·ṭō·wōš.
נְטֽוֹשׁ׃
therefore leave off
Verb
Aleppo Codex
פוטר מים ראשית מדון ולפני התגלע הריב נטוש
Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia
פֹּ֣וטֵֽר מַ֭יִם רֵאשִׁ֣ית מָדֹ֑ון וְלִפְנֵ֥י הִ֝תְגַּלַּ֗ע הָרִ֥יב נְטֹֽושׁ׃
Masoretic Text (1524)
פוטר מים ראשׁית מדון ולפני התגלע הריב נטושׁ
Westminster Leningrad Codex
פֹּ֣וטֵֽר מַ֭יִם רֵאשִׁ֣ית מָדֹ֑ון וְלִפְנֵ֥י הִ֝תְגַּלַּ֗ע הָרִ֥יב נְטֹֽושׁ׃
Greek Septuagint
ἐξουσίαν δίδωσιν λόγοις ἀρχὴ δικαιοσύνης, προηγεῖται δὲ τῆς ἐνδείας στάσις καὶ μάχη.
Berean Study Bible
To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
English Standard Version
The beginning of strife is like letting out water so quit before the quarrel breaks out
The beginning of strife is like letting out water so quit before the quarrel breaks out
Holman Christian Standard Version
To start a conflict is to release a flood; stop the dispute before it breaks out.
To start a conflict is to release a flood; stop the dispute before it breaks out.
King James Version
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 as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
Lexham English Bible
Like the release of water is the beginning of strife; before it breaks out, stop the quarrel.
Like the release of water is the beginning of strife; before it breaks out, stop the quarrel.
New American Standard Version
The beginning of strife is {like} letting out water, So abandon the quarrel before it breaks out.
The beginning of strife is {like} letting out water, So abandon the quarrel before it breaks out.
World English Bible
The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.
The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.
