Pro 17:14, 20:18, 25:8, Ecc 10:4, Isa 27:4-5, Luk 14:31-32 | ESV | STEP | The beginning of strife is like letting out water , so quit before the quarrel breaks out .

Proverbs 17:14

14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
so ^aquit before the quarrel breaks out.

Proverbs 20:18

18 ^bPlans are established by counsel;
by ^cwise guidance ^dwage war.

Proverbs 25:8

8 ^edo not hastily bring into court,
for ^{▼▼Hebrew or else} what will you do in the end,
when your neighbor puts you to shame?

Ecclesiastes 10:4

4 If the anger of the ruler rises against you, ^gdo not leave your place,
^hfor calmness ^{▼▼Hebrew healing} will lay great offenses to rest.

Isaiah 27:4-5

4 I have no wrath.
^jWould that I had thorns and briers to battle!
I would march against them,
I would burn them up together.
5 Or let them lay hold of my protection,
let them make peace with me,
let them make peace with me.”

Luke 14:31-32

31 Or what king, going out to encounter another king in war, will not ^ksit down first and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? 32 And if not, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace.