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 whisperer 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	It is honorable to refrain from strife, but every fool is quick to 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 a fool's mouth invites a flogging. speaking wisdom
Pride leads to conflict; those who take advice are wise. Proverbs 13:10	By insolence the heedless make strife, but wisdom is 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 things like these. I am warning you, as I warned you before: those who do 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 there is envy and selfish ambition, there will also be disorder and wickedness of every kind. 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 selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves. selfishness humility neighbor

Bible verse of the day

For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love.

Galatians 5:13 freedom humility desires