Proverbs 17:14
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.Proverbs 17:14 in the real world
In what words
- פָּטַרpâṭarto cleave or burst through, i.e. (causatively) to emit, whether literal or figurative (gap
- מָדוֹןmâdôwna contest or quarrel
- נָטַשׁnâṭashproperly, to pound, i.e. smite; by implication (as if beating out, and thus expanding) to
- רֵאשִׁיתrêʼshîyththe first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit)
- רִיבrîyba contest (personal or legal)
- מַיִםmayimwater; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- פָּנִיםpânîymthe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.