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 whisperer separates the best of 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 sins. love anger evil

Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor; only fools insist on quarreling. Proverbs 20:3	It is honorable for a man to stop striving, Since any fool can start a quarrel. speaking peace anger
Pride leads to conflict; those who take advice are wise. Proverbs 13:10	By pride comes nothing but strife, But with the well-advised is wisdom. wisdom anger
Fools’ words get them into constant quarrels; they are asking for a beating. Proverbs 18:6	A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calls for blows. speaking wisdom
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 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. 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 envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there. 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	Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. selfishness humility neighbor