Proverbs 25:8
don't be in a hurry to argue in court. Otherwise, what will you do later on when your neighbor humiliates you?
Matthew 5:25
Come to terms quickly with your opponent while you are on the way to court, or your opponent may hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you will be thrown into prison.
Proverbs 17:14
Starting a quarrel is like spilling water so drop the dispute before it escalates.
Proverbs 14:12
There is a pathway that seems right to a man, but in the end it's a road to death.
Proverbs 18:6
A fool's words bring strife, and his mouth invites fighting.
Proverbs 30:33
Just as whipping milk produces butter, and twisting the nose causes bleeding, so also stirring up anger produces contention.
Jeremiah 5:31
The prophets prophesy falsely, the priests rule by their own authority, and my people love it this way. But what will you do in the end?"
Luke 14:31-32
"Or suppose a king is going to war against another king. He will first sit down and consider whether with 10,000 men he can fight the one coming against him with 20,000 men, won't he?
2 Samuel 2:14-16
Abner told Joab, "Let's have the young men get up and fight in our presence." Joab replied, "Let them come."
2 Samuel 2:26
Then Abner called out to Joab, "Must the battle sword keep on devouring forever? Don't you realize that the end result is bitterness? How long will it take for you to order your army to stop pursuing their own relatives?"
2 Kings 14:8-12
Later, Amaziah sent couriers to Jehoahaz's son Jehoash, grandson of King Jehu of Israel, challenging him, "Come on! Let's fight face to face!"