Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Bible References

Contentious

Proverbs 13:10
Only by insolence is strife set up, and wisdom [is] with those who take advice.
1 Corinthians 11:16
But if anyone is disposed to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor do the churches of God.
1 Timothy 6:3
If anyone teaches other doctrine and does not devote himself to the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching [that is] in accordance with godliness,
Titus 3:9
But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and contentions and quarrels about the law, for they are useless and fruitless.

And do not

Romans 1:18
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all impiety and unrighteousness of people, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,
Romans 6:17
But thanks [be] to God that you were slaves of sin, but you have obeyed from the heart the pattern of teaching to which you were entrusted,
Romans 10:16
But not all have obeyed the good news, for Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our report?"
Romans 15:18
For I will not dare to speak about anything except [that] which Christ has accomplished through me, resulting in the obedience of the Gentiles by word and deed,
Job 24:13
"Those are among [the ones] rebelling [against the] light; they do not recognize his ways, and they do not stay in his paths.
Isaiah 50:10
Who among you [is] in fear of Yahweh, obeys the voice of his servant? Who walks [in] darkness and has no light, trusts in the name of Yahweh and depends on his God?
2 Thessalonians 1:8
with burning flame giving punishment to those who do not know God and who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus,
Hebrews 5:9
and being perfected, he became the source of eternal salvation to all those who obey him,
Hebrews 11:8
By faith Abraham, [when he] was called, obeyed to go out to a place that he was going to receive for an inheritance, and he went out, not knowing where he was going.
1 Peter 3:1
In the same way, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some are disobedient to the word, they may be won over without a word by the conduct of their wives,
1 Peter 4:17
For [it is] the time for the judgment to begin out from the household of God. But if [it begins] out from us first, what will be the outcome for those who are disobedient to the gospel of God?

But obey

John 3:18
The one who believes in him is not judged, but the one who does not believe has already been judged, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.
2 Thessalonians 2:10
and with every unrighteous deception against those who are perishing, in place of which they did not accept the love of the truth, so that they would be saved.
Hebrews 3:12
Watch out, brothers, lest there be in some of you an evil, unbelieving heart, [with the result that you] fall away from the living God.

Indignation

Romans 9:22
And [what] if God, wanting to demonstrate his wrath and to make known his power, endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction?
Psalm 90:11
Who knows the strength of your anger, and your rage consistent with [the] fear due you?
Nahum 1:6
His indignation--who can stand before it? Who can endure {his fierce anger}? His wrath is poured out like fire; rocks are shattered before him.
Hebrews 10:27
but a certain fearful expectation of judgment and a fury of fire that is about to consume the adversaries.
Revelation 14:10
he himself also will drink of the wine of the anger of God that has been mixed full strength in the cup of his wrath, and will be tortured with fire and sulphur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.
Revelation 16:19
And the great city was [split] into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And Babylon the great was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of his furious wrath.

General references

Exodus 9:2
But if you [are] refusing to release and you still [are] keeping hold of them,
Leviticus 26:3
" 'If you walk in my statutes and you keep my commands and you do them,
Deuteronomy 11:28
and the curse, if you [do] not listen to the commandments of Yahweh your God, but [rather] you turn from the way that I [am] commanding you {today} to go after other gods that you have not known.
Isaiah 34:8
For {Yahweh has a day of vengeance}, a year of retribution for the strife of Zion.
Galatians 6:5
For each one will carry his own burden.