Strife

But refuse foolish and ignorant questionings, knowing that they generate strife. — read the full passage →

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.

A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling.

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and don’t lie against the truth. — read the full passage →

An angry man stirs up strife, and a wrathful man abounds in sin.

Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness, — read the full passage →

For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.

The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

One who is greedy stirs up strife; but one who trusts in Yahweh will prosper.

There are six things which Yahweh hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him: — read the full passage →

Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.

A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.

Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don’t they come from your pleasures that war in your members?

“If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother. — read the full passage →

Remind them to be in subjection to rulers and to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, — read the full passage →

A fool’s lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.

If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

Pride only breeds quarrels, but with ones who take advice is wisdom.

So then, let us follow after things which make for peace, and things by which we may build one another up.

Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.

doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;

Like one who grabs a dog’s ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.

For as the churning of milk produces butter, and the wringing of the nose produces blood; so the forcing of wrath produces strife.”

Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife.

It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.

for you are still fleshly. For insofar as there is jealousy, strife, and factions among you, aren’t you fleshly, and don’t you walk in the ways of men?

He who loves disobedience loves strife. One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.

But if you bite and devour one another, be careful that you don’t consume one another.

As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife.

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman.

If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men.

Behold, you fast for strife and contention, and to strike with the fist of wickedness: you don’t fast this day so as to make your voice to be heard on high.

Let us walk properly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy.

but to those who are self-seeking, and don’t obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, will be wrath and indignation,

Behold, all those who are incensed against you will be disappointed and confounded. Those who strive with you will be like nothing, and shall perish.

If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

For I am afraid that by any means, when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you don’t desire; that by any means there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, riots;

but the goal of this command is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and sincere faith; — read the full passage →

How can I myself alone bear your problems, your burdens, and your strife?

I have confidence toward you in the Lord that you will think no other way. But he who troubles you will bear his judgment, whoever he is.

In the shelter of your presence you will hide them from the plotting of man. You will keep them secretly in a dwelling away from the strife of tongues.

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and don’t lie against the truth.

Why do you show me iniquity, and look at perversity? For destruction and violence are before me. There is strife, and contention rises up.

Do all things without murmurings and disputes,

Now accept one who is weak in faith, but not for disputes over opinions.

For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.

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

I desire therefore that the men in every place pray, lifting up holy hands without anger and doubting.

A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city; and disputes are like the bars of a castle.

he is conceited, knowing nothing, but obsessed with arguments, disputes, and word battles, from which come envy, strife, insulting, evil suspicions,

Remind them of these things, charging them in the sight of the Lord, that they don’t argue about words, to no profit, to the subverting of those who hear.

Confuse them, Lord, and confound their language, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

make my joy full, by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind; — read the full passage →

“Don’t think that I came to send peace on the earth. I didn’t come to send peace, but a sword. — read the full passage →

For those who are such don’t serve our Lord, Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and flattering speech, they deceive the hearts of the innocent.

Some indeed preach Christ even out of envy and strife, and some also out of good will.

idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies,

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

You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as being also joint heirs of the grace of life; that your prayers may not be hindered.

but shun foolish questionings, genealogies, strife, and disputes about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

Don’t be hasty in bringing charges to court. What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?

Abram said to Lot, “Please, let there be no strife between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are relatives.

But if any man seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither do God’s assemblies. — read the full passage →

Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.

A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:

Now I beg you, brothers, through the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment. — read the full passage →

But I tell you, don’t resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also. — read the full passage →

For when you are going with your adversary before the magistrate, try diligently on the way to be released from him, lest perhaps he drag you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.

Timothy, guard that which is committed to you, turning away from the empty chatter and oppositions of the knowledge which is falsely so called;

Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are with him on the way; lest perhaps the prosecutor deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be cast into prison.

not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;

being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers,

He who conceals his sins doesn’t prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.

Do all things without murmurings and disputes, — read the full passage →

Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?

He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.

A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth; — read the full passage →

You make us a source of contention to our neighbors. Our enemies laugh among themselves.

Now accept one who is weak in faith, but not for disputes over opinions. — read the full passage →

But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation. A house divided against itself falls.

A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.

But above all things, my brothers, don’t swear, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath; but let your “yes” be “yes”, and your “no”, “no”; so that you don’t fall into hypocrisy.

If anyone teaches a different doctrine, and doesn’t consent to sound words, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness, — read the full passage →

You will seek them, and won’t find them, even those who contend with you. Those who war against you will be as nothing, as a non-existent thing.

For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn’t receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

You lust, and don’t have. You kill, covet, and can’t obtain. You fight and make war. You don’t have, because you don’t ask.

But if any man seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither do God’s assemblies.

It is good to not eat meat, drink wine, nor do anything by which your brother stumbles, is offended, or is made weak.

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

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, — read the full passage →

But they were silent, for they had disputed one with another on the way about who was the greatest.

There was a strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite lived in the land at that time.

There arose also a contention among them, which of them was considered to be greatest.

Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.

Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fattened calf with hatred.

For it has been reported to me concerning you, my brothers, by those who are from Chloe’s household, that there are contentions among you.