Daily Wisdom: Proverbs 17:14

Friday, May 23, 1947

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Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.
— Proverbs 17:14

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"Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture."
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Illustration of Proverbs 17:14 — Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.

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