Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.

Bible References

General references

Proverbs 17:14
The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
So abandon the quarrel before it breaks out.
Proverbs 18:6
A fool’s lips bring strife,
And his mouth calls for blows.
Proverbs 25:8
Do not go out hastily to argue your case;
Otherwise, what will you do in the end,
When your neighbor humiliates you?
Proverbs 29:22
An angry man stirs up strife,
And a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
Matthew 5:39
But I say to you, do not resist an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.
Romans 12:18
If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men.
1 Corinthians 6:6
but brother goes to law with brother, and that before unbelievers?
2 Timothy 2:24
The Lord’s bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged,