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 man sows strife, and a tale-bearer destroys close friendships. honesty gossip friendship
Hatred stirs up quarrels, but love makes up for all offenses. Proverbs 10:12	Hatred stirs up strife, but love overlooks all offenses. love anger evil

Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor; only fools insist on quarreling. Proverbs 20:3	It is honorable to avoid strife, but every fool is quarrelsome. speaking peace anger
Fools’ words get them into constant quarrels; they are asking for a beating. Proverbs 18:6	The lips of a fool cause strife, and his mouth provokes a flogging. speaking wisdom
Pride leads to conflict; those who take advice are wise. Proverbs 13:10	An ignorant man causes strife by his insolence, but wisdom is found with those who take advice. 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 works of the flesh are obvious: fornication, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, anger, quarrels, dissensions, factions, envy, drunkenness, carousing, and the like. I warn you, as I warned you previously, that no one who does such things will 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 there is envy and selfish ambition, there will also be disharmony and every type of wickedness. 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 out of selfish ambition or vanity, but humbly regard others as better than yourselves. selfishness humility neighbor