Bible verses about "controversy" | BBE

²² But keep yourself from those desires of the flesh which are strong when the body is young, and go after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those whose prayers go up to the Lord from a clean heart. ²³ And put away foolish and uncontrolled questionings, seeing that they are a cause of trouble. ²⁴ For it is not right for the Lord's servant to make trouble, but he is to be gentle to all, ready in teaching, putting up with wrong, ²⁵ Gently guiding those who go against the teaching; if by chance God may give them a change of heart and true knowledge, ²⁶ And so they may get themselves free from the net of the Evil One, being made the prisoners of the Lord's servant, for the purpose of God.

⁹ But have nothing to do with foolish questionings, and lists of generations, and fights and arguments about the law; for they are of no profit and foolish. ¹⁰ A man whose opinions are not those of the church, after a first and second protest, is to be kept out of your society; ¹¹ Clearly he is in error and a sinner, being self-judged.