16 Bible Verses about Avoid Quarrels

[Like] the release of water [is] the beginning of strife; before it breaks out, stop the quarrel.

But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and contentions and quarrels about the law, for they are useless and fruitless.

he is conceited, understanding nothing, but having a morbid interest concerning controversies and disputes about words, from which come envy, strife, slanders, evil suspicions,

not addicted to wine, not a violent person, but gentle, peaceable, not loving money,

Remind [people] of these [things], solemnly urging [them] before the Lord not to dispute about words. [This is] in no way beneficial [and leads to] the ruin of the hearers.

And the slave of the Lord must not quarrel, but be kind toward everyone, skillful in teaching, tolerant,

Now I exhort you, brothers, to look out for those who cause dissensions and temptations contrary to the teaching which you learned, and stay away from them.

Let us live decently, as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and licentiousness, not in strife and jealousy.

[It is] honorable for the man to refrain from strife, but every fool will be quick to quarrel.

Yet, let no one contend, and let no one accuse, for with you, O priest, [is my] contention.

Do all [things] without grumbling and disputing,

Slaves must be subject to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not to talk back,

to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all courtesy to all people.

Do not get involved in battle with them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even {a foot's breadth} [of it]; since I have given Mount Seir [as] a possession for Esau.

And Yahweh said to me, 'You shall not attack Moab, and you shall not engage in war with them, for I will not give you any of his land [as] a possession; I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot [as] a possession.'

When you approach {the border of} the {Ammonites}, you shall not harass them, and you shall not get involved in battle with them, for I have not given the land of {the Ammonites} to you as a possession; because I have given it to the descendants of Lot [as] a possession.