Arguing

A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.

and the foolish and uninstructed questions be avoiding, having known that they beget strife, — read the full passage →

All things do without murmurings and reasonings,

So, then, the things of peace may we pursue, and the things of building up one another;

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

A vain man through pride causeth debate, And with the counselled <FI>is<Fi> wisdom.

An angry man stirreth up contention, And a furious man is multiplying transgression.

and foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about law, stand away from--for they are unprofitable and vain.

Strive not with a man without cause, If he have not done thee evil.

Remind them to be subject to principalities and authorities, to obey rule, unto every good work to be ready, — read the full passage →

A fool bringeth out all his mind, And the wise till afterwards restraineth it.

Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou be like to him--even thou.

For <FI>an object of<Fi> desire he who is separated doth seek, With all wisdom he intermeddleth. — read the full passage →

These things remind <FI>them<Fi> of, testifying fully before the Lord--not to strive about words to nothing profitable, but to the subversion of those hearing;

A man of fury stirreth up contention, And the slow to anger appeaseth strife.

and the wisdom from above, first, indeed, is pure, then peaceable, gentle, easily entreated, full of kindness and good fruits, uncontentious, and unhypocritical: --

and the profane vain talkings stand aloof from, for to more impiety they will advance,

not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it hath been written, `Vengeance <FI>is<Fi> Mine,

An honour to a man is cessation from strife, And every fool intermeddleth.

In the ears of a fool speak not, For he treadeth on the wisdom of thy words.

All things do without murmurings and reasonings, — read the full passage →

The wisdom of a man hath deferred his anger, And his glory <FI>is<Fi> to pass over transgression.

If with the tongues of men and of messengers I speak, and have not love, I have become brass sounding, or a cymbal tinkling; — read the full passage →

and a servant of the Lord it behoveth not to strive, but to be gentle unto all, apt to teach, patient under evil,

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

And him who is weak in the faith receive ye--not to determinations of reasonings;

with it we do bless the God and Father, and with it we do curse the men made according to the similitude of God; — read the full passage →

and the Lord God sanctify in your hearts. And <FI>be<Fi> ready always for defence to every one who is asking of you an account concerning the hope that <FI>is<Fi> in you, with meekness and fear;

A calamity to his father <FI>is<Fi> a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife <FI>are<Fi> a continual dropping.

Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than <FI>with<Fi> a woman of contentions, and a house of company.

If possible--so far as in you--with all men being in peace;

My little children, may we not love in word nor in tongue, but in word and in truth!

A fool delighteth not in understanding, But--in uncovering his heart.

for yet ye are fleshly, for where <FI>there is<Fi> among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not fleshly, and in the manner of men do walk?

for to this ye were called, because Christ also did suffer for you, leaving to you an example, that ye may follow his steps,

Better to sit on a corner of the roof, Than <FI>with<Fi> a woman of contentions and a house of company.

Whence <FI>are<Fi> wars and fightings among you? not thence--out of your passions, that are as soldiers in your members? — read the full passage →

and the foolish and uninstructed questions be avoiding, having known that they beget strife,

Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou be like to him--even thou. — read the full passage →

So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,

Yet I for the Mighty One do speak, And to argue for God I delight.

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service;

The heart of the righteous meditateth to answer, And the mouth of the wicked uttereth evil things.

`If, therefore, thou mayest bring thy gift to the altar, and there mayest remember that thy brother hath anything against thee, — read the full passage →

And having come unto the disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and scribes questioning with them,

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

Laying hold on the ears of a dog, <FI>Is<Fi> a passer-by making himself wrath for strife not his own.

he is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and word-striving, out of which doth come envy, strife, evil-speakings, evil-surmisings,

for the weapons of our warfare <FI>are<Fi> not fleshly, but powerful to God for bringing down of strongholds, — read the full passage →

`And why dost thou behold the mote that <FI>is<Fi> in thy brother's eye, and the beam that <FI>is<Fi> in thine own eye dost not consider?

preach the word; be earnest in season, out of season, convict, rebuke, exhort, in all long-suffering and teaching,

I wish, therefore, that men pray in every place, lifting up kind hands, apart from anger and reasoning;

it behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent, a friend of strangers, apt to teach, — read the full passage →

and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.

because, having known God they did not glorify <FI>Him<Fi> as God, nor gave thanks, but were made vain in their reasonings, and their unintelligent heart was darkened,

For the churning of milk bringeth out butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth out blood, And the forcing of anger bringeth out strife!

that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God, unblemished in the midst of a generation crooked and perverse, among whom ye do appear as luminaries in the world,

And there was given to me a reed like to a rod, and the messenger stood, saying, `Rise, and measure the sanctuary of God, and the altar, and those worshipping in it; — read the full passage →

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

reasonings bringing down, and every high thing lifted up against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of the Christ,

and the foolish and uninstructed questions be avoiding, having known that they beget strife, — read the full passage →

in every thing give thanks, for this <FI>is<Fi> the will of God in Christ Jesus in regard to you.

peace pursue with all, and the separation, apart from which no one shall see the Lord,

giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men.

Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame.

but I--I say to you, that every one who is angry at his brother without cause, shall be in danger of the judgment, and whoever may say to his brother, Empty fellow! shall be in danger of the sanhedrim, and whoever may say, Rebel! shall be in danger of the gehenna of the fire.

Whence <FI>are<Fi> wars and fightings among you? not thence--out of your passions, that are as soldiers in your members? — read the full passage →

So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger, — read the full passage →

The beginning of contention <FI>is<Fi> a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife.

Better to dwell in a wilderness land, Than <FI>with<Fi> a woman of contentions and anger.

To reason with a word not useful? And speeches--no profit in them?

The fool--in a day is his anger known, And the prudent is covering shame.

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

Ye multiply not--ye speak haughtily--The old saying goeth out from your mouth, For a God of knowledge <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, And by Him actions are weighed.

Jehovah doth fight for you, and ye keep silent.'

One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper <FI>is<Fi> a man of understanding. — read the full passage →

Euodia I exhort, and Syntyche I exhort, to be of the same mind in the Lord;

What then is it, brethren? whenever ye may come together, each of you hath a psalm, hath a teaching, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation? let all things be for building up;

and, being true in love, we may increase to Him <FI>in<Fi> all things, who is the head--the Christ;

looking diligently over lest any one be failing of the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness springing up may give trouble, and through this many may be defiled;

Fear of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!

And it cometh to pass on the third day, that Esther putteth on royalty, and standeth in the inner-court of the house of the king over-against the house of the king, and the king is sitting on his royal throne, in the royal-house, over-against the opening of the house, — read the full passage →

Whence <FI>are<Fi> wars and fightings among you? not thence--out of your passions, that are as soldiers in your members?

Already, indeed, then, there is altogether a fault among you, that ye have judgments with one another; wherefore do ye not rather suffer injustice? wherefore be ye not rather defrauded?

For <FI>an object of<Fi> desire he who is separated doth seek, With all wisdom he intermeddleth.

The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.

After these things hath the king Ahasuerus exalted Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and lifteth him up, and setteth his throne above all the heads who <FI>are<Fi> with him, — read the full passage →

And, according as they did not approve of having God in knowledge, God gave them up to a disapproved mind, to do the things not seemly; — read the full passage →

Whoso is keeping his mouth and his tongue, Is keeping from adversities his soul.

Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.

Jesus answered, `My kingdom is not of this world; if my kingdom were of this world, my officers had struggled that I might not be delivered up to Jews; but now my kingdom is not from hence.'

Hatred awaketh contentions, And over all transgressions love covereth.

These six hath Jehovah hated, Yea, seven <FI>are<Fi> abominations to His soul. — read the full passage →

and Jesus having taken up <FI>the word<Fi> , said, `A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and having stripped him and inflicted blows, they went away, leaving <FI>him<Fi> half dead. — read the full passage →

and the greater part of the brethren in the Lord, having confidence by my bonds, are more abundantly bold--fearlessly to speak the word. — read the full passage →

Also to all the words that they speak give not thy heart, that thou hear not thy servant reviling thee. — read the full passage →

Rivulets of waters <FI>is<Fi> the heart of a king in the hand of Jehovah, Wherever He pleaseth He inclineth it.

of no one to speak evil, not to be quarrelsome--gentle, showing all meekness to all men,

There is, then, now no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit; — read the full passage →