'Fighting' in the Bible
The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.
An angry man makes men come to blows, but he who is slow to get angry puts an end to fighting.
A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends.
The start of fighting is like the letting out of water: so give up before it comes to blows.
The lover of fighting is a lover of sin: he who makes high his doorway is looking for destruction.
A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.
It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.
Send away the man of pride, and argument will go out; truly fighting and shame will come to an end.
He who is ever desiring profit is a cause of fighting; but he who puts his faith in the Lord will be made fat.
An angry man is the cause of fighting, and a man given to wrath does much wrong.
The shaking of milk makes butter, and the twisting of the nose makes blood come: so the forcing of wrath is a cause of fighting.
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