Bible verses about "strife" | Living_Oracles

¹⁹ Now, the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these. Fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, ²⁰ sorcery, enmities, strifes, emulations, wraths, brawlings, factions, sects, ²¹ envying, murders, intoxications, revellings, and such like: concerning which I foretell you now, as I also have foretold, that they who practice these things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

¹⁵ Wherefore, if your brother trespass against you, go and expostulate with him, when you and he are alone together. If he hear you, you have gained your brother; ¹⁶ but if he will not hear, take one or two along with you, that by the testimony of two or three witnesses everything may be ascertained. ¹⁷ If he despises them, tell the congregation; and if he despise the congregation also, let him be to you as a pagan or a publican.

¹⁴ But if you have bitter anger and strife in your heart, do you not boast and lie against the truth? ¹⁵ This is not the wisdom which comes from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish: ¹⁶ for where there is anger and strife, there is disorder, and every evil work.

²³ Moreover, foolish and ignorant questions reject, knowing that they beget contentions; ²⁴ and the servant of the Lord must not be contentious, but gentle toward all men, fit to teach, patiently bearing evil, ²⁵ in meekness instructing those who set themselves in opposition; if, by any means God will give them reformation to the acknowledgment of truth;