Quarrel

The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.

It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. — read the full passage →

But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? — read the full passage →

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: — read the full passage →

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. — read the full passage →

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth. — read the full passage →

For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.

Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.

Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. — read the full passage →

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.

Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.

He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; — read the full passage →

Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.

In those days, and in that time, saith the Lord, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the Lord their God. — read the full passage →

A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, — read the full passage →

Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.

Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.

Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren. — read the full passage →

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. — read the full passage →

To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:

For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; — read the full passage →

Do all things without murmurings and disputings: — read the full passage →

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: — read the full passage →

Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. — read the full passage →

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:

He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.

And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.

Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. — read the full passage →

And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:

Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. — read the full passage →

Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. — read the full passage →

One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? — read the full passage →

And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. — read the full passage →

From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even unto this day, that is the three and twentieth year, the word of the Lord hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened.

Therefore thus saith the Lord, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them. — read the full passage →

For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.

I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. — read the full passage →