Strife

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

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be made fat.

These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: — read the full passage →

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

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?

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 →

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, — read the full passage →

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

And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

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

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

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

Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.

It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.

For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

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

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

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

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.

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

Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.

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

But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,

Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.

And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

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:

Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned: — read the full passage →

How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?

I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.

Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.

Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

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

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

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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

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

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

Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.

Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. — read the full passage →

Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. — read the full passage →

For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:

Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints? — read the full passage →

Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

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

Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

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.

But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God. — read the full passage →

And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:

A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

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 →

But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. — read the full passage →

When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.

O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:

Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

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

Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

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

Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth. — read the full passage →

Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. — read the full passage →

But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.

A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.

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 →

Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?

Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, — read the full passage →

But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.

And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdmen of Lot’s cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.

And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.

Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.

Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.

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.