Proverbs 17:14-16

International Children’s Bible

¹⁴ Starting a quarrel is like a leak in a dam.
    So stop the quarrel before a fight breaks out.

¹⁵ The Lord hates both these things:
    letting guilty people go free and punishing those who are not guilty.

¹⁶ It won’t do a fool any good to try to buy wisdom.
    He doesn’t really want to be wise.