Proverbs 18:1
He who is selfish seeks a craving; against all sound judgment he shows contempt.
Proverbs 2:1-6
My child, if you will receive my sayings, and hide my commands with you,
Proverbs 20:3
[It is] honorable for the man to refrain from strife, but every fool will be quick to quarrel.
Ephesians 5:15-17
Therefore, consider carefully how you live, not as unwise but as wise,
Jude 1:19
These are the ones who cause divisions, worldly, not having the Spirit.
Exodus 33:16
And by what will it be known then that I have found favor in your eyes, I and your people? Is it not by your going with us? And [so] we will be distinguished, I and your people, from all the people who [are] on the face of the ground."
Proverbs 14:10
The heart knows the bitterness of its soul, but in its joy, it will not share itself with a stranger.
Proverbs 20:19
He reveals a secret, he who walks [about with] gossip, and do not associate with a babbler's lips.
Proverbs 24:21
Fear Yahweh, my son, and the king; with those who change, do not associate.
Zechariah 7:3
saying to the {priests of the house of Yahweh of hosts} and to the prophets, "Should I mourn in the fifth month and keep myself separate as I have done for these many years?"
Proverbs 17:14
[Like] the release of water [is] the beginning of strife; before it breaks out, stop the quarrel.
Proverbs 26:17
Grabbing onto the ears of a dog passing by [is] one who meddles in a quarrel [that is] not his own.
Isaiah 26:8-9
Surely we wait for you [in] the path of your judgments, Yahweh, for your name and renown [are the] desire of [the] soul.
Jeremiah 15:17
I sat not in the assembly of jokers, [nor did] I exult. Because of the {presence} of your hand I sat alone, for you filled me [with] indignation.
Matthew 13:11
And he answered [and] said to them, "To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to those [people] it has not been granted.
Matthew 13:44
"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, that a man found [and] concealed, and in his joy he goes and sells everything that he has and buys that field.
Mark 1:35
And getting up early in the morning [while it was] very dark, he departed and went to a deserted place, and there he was praying.
Mark 4:11
And he said to them, "To you has been granted the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside everything is in parables,
Romans 1:1
Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called [to be] an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,
2 Corinthians 6:17
Therefore "come out from their midst and be separate," says the Lord, "and do not touch what is unclean, and I will welcome you,