16 Bible Verses about Avoid Quarrels
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But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, quarrels, and fights about the law, because they are useless and empty.
he is conceited and understands nothing, but has an unhealthy interest in controversies and verbal disputes. This gives rise to envy, dissension, slanders, evil suspicions,
not a drunkard, not violent, but gentle, not contentious, free from the love of money.
Remind people of these things and solemnly charge them before the Lord not to wrangle over words. This is of no benefit; it just brings ruin on those who listen.
And the Lord's slave must not engage in heated disputes but be kind toward all, an apt teacher, patient,
Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who create dissensions and obstacles contrary to the teaching that you learned. Avoid them!
Let us live decently as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in discord and jealousy.
Do not let anyone accuse or contend against anyone else: for my case is against you priests!
Slaves are to be subject to their own masters in everything, to do what is wanted and not talk back,
They must not slander anyone, but be peaceable, gentle, showing complete courtesy to all people.
Do not be hostile toward them, because I am not giving you any of their land, not even a footprint, for I have given Mount Seir as an inheritance for Esau.
Then the Lord said to me, "Do not harass Moab and provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land as your territory. This is because I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as their possession.
But when you come close to the Ammonites, do not harass or provoke them because I am not giving you any of the Ammonites' land as your possession; I have already given it to Lot's descendants as their possession.
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