Bible Verses about 'Strife'

A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; gossip separates the best of friends. Proverbs 16:28

A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; gossip separates the best of friends. Proverbs 16:28	A perverse person spreads strife, And a slanderer separates close friends. honesty gossip friendship
Hatred stirs up quarrels, but love makes up for all offenses. Proverbs 10:12	Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all offenses. love anger evil

Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor; only fools insist on quarreling. Proverbs 20:3	Avoiding strife is an honor for a person, But any fool will quarrel. speaking peace anger
Fools’ words get them into constant quarrels; they are asking for a beating. Proverbs 18:6	A fool’s lips bring strife, And his mouth invites beatings. speaking wisdom
Pride leads to conflict; those who take advice are wise. Proverbs 13:10	Through overconfidence comes nothing but strife, But wisdom is with those who receive counsel. wisdom anger
When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God. Galatians 5:19-21	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. body sin sexuality
For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind. James 3:16	For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing. sin selfishness evil
Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Philippians 2:3	Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility consider one another as more important than yourselves. selfishness humility neighbor