But reject foolish and ignorant speculation, for you know that it breeds quarreling. And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing. He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.

Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.

A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.

It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.

But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth. Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.

An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.

Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.

The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.

A greedy man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.

Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.

There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil, a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.

A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.

If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.

What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?

Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work, to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone. For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.

If a kingdom is divided against itself, it cannot stand.

Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.

So then, let us pursue what leads to peace and to mutual edification.

Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them.

Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.

Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.

for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and dissension among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walking in the way of man?

Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.

For as the churning of milk yields butter, and the twisting of the nose draws blood, so the stirring of anger brings forth strife.”

He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.

Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

But if you keep on biting and devouring one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.

Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

You fast with contention and strife to strike viciously with your fist. You cannot fast as you do today and have your voice be heard on high.

Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.

If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone.

But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.

If a house is divided against itself, it cannot stand.

The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith. Some have strayed from these ways and turned aside to empty talk. They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or that which they so confidently assert.

But how can I bear your troubles, burdens, and disputes all by myself?

For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish.

You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.

I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is troubling you will bear the judgment, whoever he may be.

But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.

Why do You make me see iniquity? Why do You tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict abounds.

For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.

Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions.

Do everything without complaining or arguing,

Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.

An offended brother is harder to win than a fortified city, and disputes are like the bars of a castle.

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and semantics, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions,

Remind the believers of these things, charging them before God to avoid quarreling over words, which succeeds only in leading the listeners to ruin.

O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.

Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’

then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.

For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.

do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?

idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions,

It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.

Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

If any of you has a grievance against another, how dare he go to law before the unrighteous instead of before the saints! Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases? Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life! So if you need to settle everyday matters, do you appoint as judges those of no standing in the church? I say this to your shame. Is there really no one among you wise enough to arbitrate between his brothers? . . .

A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—

So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no contention between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen. After all, we are brothers.

But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and quarrels about the law, because these things are pointless and worthless.

If anyone is inclined to dispute this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God. In the following instructions I have no praise to offer, because your gatherings do more harm than good. First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it. And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.

Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.

Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison.

But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also; if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well; and if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.

He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.

I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be united in mind and conviction. My brothers, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you. What I mean is this: Individuals among you are saying, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.” Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized into the name of Paul?

not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.

You make us contend with our neighbors; our enemies mock us.

O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid irreverent, empty chatter and the opposing arguments of so-called “knowledge,”

Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.

They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,

You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing.

A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth, winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers. With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.

Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.

Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.

Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes?

For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?

Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a house will fall.

A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.

If anyone teaches another doctrine and disagrees with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and with godly teaching, he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and semantics, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions, and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.

Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.

Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions. For one person has faith to eat all things, while another, who is weak, eats only vegetables. The one who eats everything must not belittle the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted him. Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand. One person regards a certain day above the others, while someone else considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. . . .

An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her

You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.

If anyone is inclined to dispute this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.

And there was discord between the herdsmen of Abram and the herdsmen of Lot. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were also living in the land.

But they were silent, for on the way they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest.

A dispute also arose among the disciples as to which of them would be considered the greatest.

Better a dish of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred.

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone. It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

My brothers, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you.

Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.

A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.