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 169–183 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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envy, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit God’s Kingdom.
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Psalms 55:9 OT
Confuse them, Lord, and confound their language, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
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A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city. Disputes are like the bars of a fortress.
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Like one who grabs a dog’s ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.
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Genesis 13:7 OT
There was strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. The Canaanites and the Perizzites lived in the land at that time.
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The herdsmen of Gerar argued with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, “The water is ours.” He called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.
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Jacob was angry, and argued with Laban. Jacob answered Laban, “What is my trespass? What is my sin, that you have hotly pursued me?
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Exodus 2:13 OT
He went out the second day, and behold, two men of the Hebrews were fighting with each other. He said to him who did the wrong, “Why do you strike your fellow?”
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How can I myself alone bear your problems, your burdens, and your strife?
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Behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said to the king, “Why have our brothers the men of Judah stolen you away, and brought the king, and his household, over the Jordan, and all David’s men with him?” All the men of Judah…
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Luke 22:24 NT
A dispute also arose among them, which of them was considered to be greatest.
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Acts 15:2 NT
Therefore when Paul and Barnabas had no small discord and discussion with them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas, and some others of them, to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.
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Acts 15:39 NT
Then the contention grew so sharp that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus,
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Acts 23:7 NT
When he had said this, an argument arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the crowd was divided.
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But brother goes to law with brother, and that before unbelievers!