Proverbs 17:12-14

Christian Standard Bible

¹² Better for a person to meet a bear robbed of her cubs^(A)
than a fool in his foolishness.

¹³ If anyone returns evil for good,^(B)
evil will never depart from his house.^(C)

¹⁴ To start a conflict is to release a flood;
stop the dispute before it breaks out.^(D)