199 Bible Verses about Strife
Want to know what the Bible says about Strife? Here are 199 Bible verses about Strife from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
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2 Timothy 2:23-25 NIV
23 Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. 24 And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. 25 Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth,
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Proverbs 16:28 NIV
A perverse person stirs up conflict,
and a gossip separates close friends.
and a gossip separates close friends.
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Proverbs 20:3 NIV
It is to one’s honor to avoid strife,
but every fool is quick to quarrel.
but every fool is quick to quarrel.
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James 3:14-16 NIV
14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. 15 Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. 16 For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.
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Proverbs 29:22 NIV
An angry person stirs up conflict,
and a hot-tempered person commits many sins.
and a hot-tempered person commits many sins.
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Proverbs 26:20 NIV
Without wood a fire goes out;
without a gossip a quarrel dies down.
without a gossip a quarrel dies down.
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Galatians 5:19-21 NIV
19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21 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.
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Proverbs 17:14 NIV
Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;
so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.
so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.
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Proverbs 28:25 NIV
The greedy stir up conflict,
but those who trust in the Lord will prosper.
but those who trust in the Lord will prosper.
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