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dē̇-bāt´: This word is used only once in the Revised Version (British and American) (). It evidently refers to the settling of a difficulty with a neighbor, and anticipates . It argues for and shows the advantage of private, peaceable settlement of difficulties. Compare Ecclesiasticus 28:9, and see MAKEBATES.