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The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, Therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.
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The Danger of a Small Leak
Commentators unanimously explain the verse's imagery: strife is like a tiny crack in a large dam or reservoir. What starts as a few drops of water quickly becomes an uncontrollable, destructive flood. This illustrates how a seemingly minor disagreement can escalate into a devastating conflict that is impossible to contain.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The figure is taken from the great tank or reservoir upon which Eastern cities often depended for their supply of water. The beginning of strife is…
19th Century
Anglican
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water. —The drops which ooze through a tiny hole in the bank of a rese…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The beginning of strife [is as] when one letteth out water , &c.] As when a man makes a little hole in the bank of a…
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What danger there is in the beginning of strife! Resist its earliest display; and leave it off, if it were possible, before you begin.
