| Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all offenses. | Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs. |
| A perverse person spreads strife, And a slanderer separates close friends. | A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends. |
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| Avoiding strife is an honor for a person, But any fool will quarrel. | It is to one’s honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel. |
| A fool’s lips bring strife, And his mouth invites beatings. | The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating. |
| Through overconfidence comes nothing but strife, But wisdom is with those who receive counsel. | Where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice. |
| Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: sexual immorality, impurity, indecent behavior, idolatry, witchcraft, hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions, envy, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. | The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. |
| For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing. | For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice. |
| Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility consider one another as more important than yourselves. | Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves. |
