Pro 17:14 | JFB | STEP | 14. letteth ... water-- as a breach in a dam. before ... meddled with-- before strife has become sharp, or, by an explanation better suiting the figure, before it rolls on, or increases.

‏ Proverbs 17:14

14. letteth ... water--as a breach in a dam.

before ... meddled with--before strife has become sharp, or, by an explanation better suiting the figure, before it rolls on, or increases.