Proverbs 17:12-14

New King James Version

¹² Let a man meet ^(A)a bear robbed of her cubs,
Rather than a fool in his folly.

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

¹⁴ The beginning of strife is like releasing water;
Therefore ^(C)stop contention before a quarrel starts.