13 Bible Verses about Contentiousness
Most Relevant Verses
Galatians 5:15
But if you bite and devour one another, take heed that you are not consumed by one another.
Proverbs 26:21
As coals to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man to kindle fighting.
Habakkuk 1:3
Why do You show me evil, and You look on toil? For destruction and violence are before me; and there is strife, and contention rises up.
Proverbs 21:18
The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
Proverbs 21:20
A desirable treasure and oil are in the home of the wise; but a foolish man swallows it up.
Proverbs 25:24
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than with a quarreling woman and to share a house.
From Thematic Bible
Contentiousness » The contentious spirit
Proverbs 26:21
As coals to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man to kindle fighting.
More verses:
Proverbs 18:6
Habakkuk 1:3
