Proverbs 17:12-14

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

¹² Let [the brute ferocity of] a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man rather than a [self-confident] fool in his folly [when he is in a rage].^(A)

¹³ Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.^(B)

¹⁴ The beginning of strife is as when water first trickles [from a crack in a dam]; therefore stop contention before it becomes worse and quarreling breaks out.