Bible Verses about 'Strife'
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. | A perverse man sows strife, And a whisperer separates the best of friends. |
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. | It is honorable for a man to stop striving, Since any fool can start a quarrel. |
Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. | Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins. |
Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom. | By pride comes nothing but strife, But with the well-advised is wisdom. |
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. | A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calls for blows. |
For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. | For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there. |
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. | Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. |
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. | Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. |