16 Bible Verses about Avoid Quarrels

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

but shun foolish questionings, and genealogies, and strifes, and fightings about law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but doting about questionings and disputes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money;

Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them in the sight of the Lord, that they strive not about words, to no profit, to the subverting of them that hear.

And the Lord's servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing,

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them that are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which ye learned: and turn away from them.

Let us walk becomingly, as in the day; not in revelling and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and jealousy.

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

Yet let no man strive, neither let any man reprove; for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.

Do all things without murmurings and questionings:

Exhort'servants to be in subjection to their own masters, and to be well-pleasing to them in all things; not gainsaying;

to speak evil of no man, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all meekness toward all men.

contend not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as for the sole of the foot to tread on; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.

And Jehovah said unto me, Vex not Moab, neither contend with them in battle; for I will not give thee of his land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession.

and when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, vex them not, nor contend with them; for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon for a possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession.