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Proverbs 17:14 Interlinear

“is as when one letteth out water The beginning of strife before it be meddled contention therefore leave off”

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Proverbs 17 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	פּ֣וֹטֵֽר	H6362	is as when one letteth out	to cleave or burst through, i.e., (causatively) to emit, whether literal or figurative (gape)
2	מַ֭יִם	H4325	water	water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
3	רֵאשִׁ֣ית	H7225	The beginning	the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit)
4	מָד֑וֹן	H4066	of strife	a contest or quarrel
5	וְלִפְנֵ֥י	H6440	before	the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
6	הִ֝תְגַּלַּ֗ע	H1566	it be meddled	to be obstinate
7	הָרִ֥יב	H7379	contention	a contest (personal or legal)
8	נְטֽוֹשׁ׃	H5203	therefore leave off	properly, to pound, i.e., smite; by implication (as if beating out, and thus expanding) to disperse; also, to thrust off, down, out or upon (inclusive

Proverbs 17:14 (current)is as when one letteth out water The beginning of strife before it be meddled contention therefore leave off