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Like releasingפּוֹטֵרwaterמַיִםis the beginningרֵאשִׁיתof strife;מָדוֹןso beforeוְלִפְנֵיthe disputeהָרִיבbreaks out,הִתְגַּלַּעleave it.נְטוֹשׁ
Proverbs 17:14
Study it in the app“Like releasing water is the beginning of strife; so before the dispute breaks out, leave it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 17:14, word by word
- Like releasingפּוֹטֵרpoter
release
To leave someone free of other duties or let him go.
Where else “poter” appears- waterמַיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- is the beginningרֵאשִׁיתreshit
beginning
The beginning: "in the beginning".
Where else “reshit” appears- of strifeמָדוֹןmadon
strife
A confrontation between people who accuse and face off against each other.
Where else “madon” appears- so beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- the disputeרִיבriv
case
A matter brought before the judge.
Where else “riv” appears- breaks outהִתְגַּלַּעhitgala
break out, quarrel
To break out (a quarrel); to be obstinate, to meddle.
Where else “hitgala” appears- leave itנְטוֹשׁnetosh
abandon
To turn away from someone or something and leave it behind.
Where else “netosh” appears
The context
13Whoever returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.
14 · This verse (above)
15Whoever declares the wicked righteous and whoever declares the righteous wicked, an abomination to YHWH are both of them.