Bible verses about "arguments" | Darby

² A fool hath no delight in understanding, but only that his heart may reveal itself.

²³ Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

¹ Now him that is weak in the faith receive, not to [the] determining of questions of reasoning.

¹ I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the compassions of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, [which is] your intelligent service.

¹⁴ Do all things without murmurings and reasonings, ¹⁵ that ye may be harmless and simple, irreproachable children of God in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation; among whom ye appear as lights in [the] world, ¹⁶ holding forth [the] word of life, so as to be a boast for me in Christ`s day, that I have not run in vain nor laboured in vain.

¹ Put them in mind to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient to rule, to be ready to do every good work, ² to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, [to be] mild, shewing all meekness towards all men. ³ For we were once ourselves also without intelligence, disobedient, wandering in error, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, [and] hating one another. ⁴ But when the kindness and love to man of our Saviour God appeared, ⁵ not on the principle of works which [have been done] in righteousness which *we* had done, but according to his own mercy he saved us through [the] washing of regeneration and renewal of [the] Holy Spirit, ⁶ which he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; ⁷ that, having been justified by *his* grace, we should become heirs according to [the] hope of eternal life. ⁸ The word [is] faithful, and I desire that thou insist strenuously on these things, that they who have believed God may take care to pay diligent attention to good works. These things are good and profitable to men. ⁹ But foolish questions, and genealogies, and strifes, and contentions about the law, shun; for they are unprofitable and vain. ¹⁰ An heretical man after a first and second admonition have done with, ¹¹ knowing that such a one is perverted, and sins, being self-condemned.

³ But why lookest thou on the mote that is in the eye of thy brother, but observest not the beam that is in thine eye?

¹⁹ So that, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;

⁹ But foolish questions, and genealogies, and strifes, and contentions about the law, shun; for they are unprofitable and vain.

⁴ he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but sick about questions and disputes of words, out of which arise envy, strife, injurious words, evil suspicions,

¹ A soft answer turneth away fury; but a grievous word stirreth up anger.

² And be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of [your] mind, that ye may prove what [is] the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

⁹ It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman, and a house in common.

¹⁶ But profane, vain babblings shun, for they will advance to greater impiety,

⁵ overthrowing reasonings and every high thing that lifts itself up against the knowledge of God, and leading captive every thought into the obedience of the Christ;

¹ Whence [come] wars and whence fightings among you? [Is it] not thence, -- from your pleasures, which war in your members? ² Ye lust and have not: ye kill and are full of envy, and cannot obtain; ye fight and war; ye have not because ye ask not. ³ Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask evilly, that ye may consume [it] in your pleasures.

¹⁴ Of these things put in remembrance, testifying earnestly before the Lord not to have disputes of words, profitable for nothing, to the subversion of the hearers.

²³ But foolish and senseless questionings avoid, knowing that they beget contentions. ²⁴ And a bondman of [the] Lord ought not to contend, but be gentle towards all; apt to teach; forbearing; ²⁵ in meekness setting right those who oppose, if God perhaps may sometime give them repentance to acknowledgment of [the] truth,