Strife
A 19th-century editor grouped these passages under ‘Strife’. It’s a historical finding aid — one editor’s arrangement of the text, not Scripture’s own.
Topic from Nave's Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1897) — public domain.
Topic from Torrey's New Topical Textbook (R. A. Torrey) — public domain.
Showing 121–144 of 183 verses grouped under this topic.
Torrey's New Topical Textbook
Topic from Torrey's New Topical Textbook (R. A. Torrey) — public domain.
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As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife.
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For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.
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Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
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Those who stay long at the wine; those who go to seek out mixed wine.
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James 4:1 NT
Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don’t they come from your pleasures that war in your members?
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he is conceited, knowing nothing, but obsessed with arguments, disputes, and word battles, from which come envy, strife, insulting, evil suspicions,
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But refuse foolish and ignorant questionings, knowing that they generate strife.
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Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.
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The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.
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For I am afraid that by any means, when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you don’t desire, that by any means there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander,…
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James 3:14 NT
But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and don’t lie against the truth.
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Genesis 13:8 OT
Abram said to Lot, “Please, let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herdsmen and my herdsmen; for we are relatives.
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being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
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Remind them of these things, charging them in the sight of the Lord, that they don’t argue about words, to no profit, to the subverting of those who hear.
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Romans 13:13 NT
Let’s walk properly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy.
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doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;
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Do all things without complaining and arguing,
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Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.” Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.
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Matthew 5:39 NT
But I tell you, don’t resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.
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Matthew 5:40 NT
If anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him have your cloak also.
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Therefore it is already altogether a defect in you, that you have lawsuits one with another. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded?
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Psalms 35:1 OT
Contend, Yahweh, with those who contend with me. Fight against those who fight against me.
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Give heed to me, Yahweh, and listen to the voice of those who contend with me.
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You also have delivered me from the strivings of my people. You have kept me to be the head of the nations. A people whom I have not known will serve me.