Proverbs 17:13-16

¹³Whoso bestoweth evil in return for good—evil shall not depart from his house.

¹⁴As one letteth loose a stream of water, so is the beginning of strife: therefore before it be enkindled, leave off the contest.

¹⁵He that declareth the wicked innocent, and he that condemneth the righteous, yea, both of them are equally an abomination to the Lord.

¹⁶Wherefore is the purchase-money in the hand of a fool to acquire wisdom, seeing he hath no sense?