Proverbs 17:14
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Starting a quarrel is like letting out water; abandon strife before it breaks out!
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Starting a quarrel is like letting out water; abandon strife before it breaks out!
Do not go out hastily to litigation, or what will you do afterward when your neighbor puts you to shame?
But I say to you, do not resist the evildoer. But whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.
Instead, does a Christian sue a Christian, and do this before unbelievers?