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Proverbs 17:14
Westminster Leningrad Codex · Berean Standard Bible
פּ֣וֹטֵֽר מַ֭יִם רֵאשִׁ֣ית מָד֑וֹן וְלִפְנֵ֥י הִ֝תְגַּלַּ֗ע הָרִ֥יב נְטֽוֹשׁ׃
To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.