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Proverbs 17:14

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14 Starting a quarrel is like a leak in a dam, so stop it before a fight breaks out.

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

Scripture taken from the New Century Version. Copyright © 1987, 1988, 1991 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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