Bible verses about "strife" | ASV

¹⁴ The beginning of strife is [as] when one letteth out water:
Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.

¹⁰ Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out;
Yea, strife and ignominy will cease.

¹⁶ There are six things which Jehovah hateth;
Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him: ¹⁷ Haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
And hands that shed innocent blood; ¹⁸ A heart that deviseth wicked purposes,
Feet that are swift in running to mischief, ¹⁹ A false witness that uttereth lies,
And he that soweth discord among brethren.

¹⁸ A wrathful man stirreth up contention;
But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

²² An angry man stirreth up strife,
And a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.

²⁰ For lack of wood the fire goeth out;
And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.

²⁵ He that is of a greedy spirit stirreth up strife;
But he that putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be made fat.

¹⁵ And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. ¹⁶ But if he hear [thee] not, take with thee one or two more, that at the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may be established. ¹⁷ And if he refuse to hear them, tell it unto the church: and if he refuse to hear the church also, let him be unto thee as the Gentile and the publican.

¹⁴ But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, glory not and lie not against the truth. ¹⁵ This wisdom is not [a wisdom] that cometh down from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. ¹⁶ For where jealousy and faction are, there is confusion and every vile deed.

¹⁹ Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are [these]: fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, ²⁰ idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousies, wraths, factions, divisions, parties, ²¹ envyings, drunkenness, revellings, and such like; of which I forewarn you, even as I did forewarn you, that they who practise such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

¹² Hatred stirreth up strifes;
But love covereth all transgressions.

²⁸ A perverse man scattereth abroad strife;
And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

³ It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife;
But every fool will be quarrelling.

²³ But foolish and ignorant questionings refuse, knowing that they gender strifes. ²⁴ And the Lord's servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing, ²⁵ in meekness correcting them that oppose themselves; if peradventure God may give them repentance unto the knowledge of the truth,