Proverbs 17:13-15

New International Reader's Version

¹³ Evil will never leave the house
    of anyone who pays back evil for good.

¹⁴ Starting to argue is like making a crack in a dam.
    So drop the matter before a fight breaks out.

¹⁵ The Lord hates two things.
    He hates it when the guilty are set free.
    He also hates it when those who aren’t guilty are punished.