Proverbs 13:10

A Wise Son Lives Righteously

⁹ The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked goes out. ¹⁰ With pride comes only contention, but wisdom is with the well-advised. ¹¹ Wealth gained quickly will dwindle away, but the one who gathers it little by little will become rich.

All Things

Judges 8:1-3

The Ephraimites said to him, "Why have you done such a thing to us? You did not summon us when you went to fight the Midianites!" They argued vehemently with him.

Judges 12:1-6

The Ephraimites assembled and crossed over to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, "Why did you go and fight with the Ammonites without asking us to go with you? We will burn your house down right over you!"

1 Kings 12:10-11

The young advisers with whom Rehoboam had grown up said to him, "Say this to these people who have said to you, 'Your father made us work hard, but now lighten our burden.' Say this to them: 'I am a lot harsher than my father!

1 Kings 12:16

When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, the people answered the king, "We have no portion in David, no share in the son of Jesse! Return to your homes, O Israel! Now, look after your own dynasty, O David!" So Israel returned to their homes.

2 Kings 14:10

You thoroughly defeated Edom and it has gone to your head! Gloat over your success, but stay in your palace. Why bring calamity on yourself? Why bring down yourself and Judah along with you?"

Proverbs 12:15-16

The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.

Proverbs 17:14

Starting a quarrel is like letting out water; stop it before strife breaks out!

Proverbs 19:20

Listen to advice and receive discipline, that you may become wise by the end of your life.

Proverbs 20:18

Plans are established by counsel, so make war with guidance.

Proverbs 21:24

A proud and arrogant person, whose name is "Scoffer," acts with overbearing pride.

Proverbs 25:8

Do not go out hastily to litigation, or what will you do afterward when your neighbor puts you to shame?

Luke 14:28-32

For which of you, wanting to build a tower, doesn't sit down first and compute the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it?

Luke 22:24

A dispute also started among them over which of them was to be regarded as the greatest.

Acts 6:1-5

Now in those days, when the disciples were growing in number, a complaint arose on the part of the Greek-speaking Jews against the native Hebraic Jews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.

1 Timothy 6:4

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,

James 3:14-16

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfishness in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth.

James 4:1

Where do the conflicts and where do the quarrels among you come from? Is it not from this, from your passions that battle inside you?

James 4:5-6

Or do you think the scripture means nothing when it says, "The spirit that God caused to live within us has an envious yearning"?

3 John 1:9-10

I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, does not acknowledge us.