New English Translation

Proverbs 17:12-15 New English Translation (NET)

12. It is better for a person to meet a mother bear being robbed of her cubs,than to encounter a fool in his folly.

13. As for the one who repays evil for good,evil will not leave his house.

14. Starting a quarrel is like letting out water;stop it before strife breaks out!

15. The one who acquits the guilty and the one who condemns the innocent – both of them are an abomination to the Lord.