To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out. Cross References 1 Thessalonians 4:11 and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you. Proverbs 20:3 It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel. Proverbs 25:8 do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame? Treasury of Scripture The beginning of strife is as when one lets out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with. beginning Proverbs 17:19 Proverbs 26:21 Proverbs 29:22 leave Proverbs 13:10 Proverbs 14:29 Proverbs 15:1 |