Thematic Bible: Contention
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Contention » Contentious people
Unto them, on the other hand, who are of contention, and are not yielding unto the truth, but are yielding unto unrighteousness, anger and wrath,
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Engulfing ruin to his father, is a son that is a dullard, - and, a continuous dripping, are the contentions of a wife.
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Better to dwell on the corner of the roof, than a quarrelsome wife, and a house in common.
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Black coal to burning blocks, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man, for kindling strife.
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A continuous dripping on a day of downpour, and a contentious wife, are alike: He that hideth her, hideth the wind, and, perfume, his right hand may proclaim.
Contention » Who has contentions
Who hath woe? Who hath outcry of pain? Who hath contentions? Who hath complaining? Who hath needless wounds? Who hath dullness of eyes? They who tarry over wine, they who go in to search for mixed wine.
Contention » Whose lips enter into contention
the lips of a dullard, enter into contention, and his mouth, for blows, crieth out. The mouth of a dullard, is his ruin, and, his lips, are a snare to his soul.
Contention » Who the lord contends with
But Zion had said. Yahweh hath forsaken me, - Even, My Lord, hath forgotten me! Can, a woman, forget, her sucking child, Past taking compassion on the son of her womb? Even these, may forget, Yet will, I, not forget, thee: Lo! on the palms of my hands, have portrayed thee, - Thy walls are before me continually. read more.
In haste are thy sons, - They who have been tearing thee down and laying thee waste, out of thee, let them go forth! Lift up, round about, thine eyes and see, All those, have gathered themselves together - have come to thee! As I live, Declareth Yahweh, - Surely all those as an ornament, shalt thou put on, And bind them about thee for a girdle as a bride. Surely, as for thy wastes, and thy desolations, and thy land of ruins, Surely, now, shalt thou be too strait for thine inhabitants, And, far off, shall be they who have been swallowing thee up. The children of whom thou wast bereaved shall yet say in thine ears, - Too strait for me, is the place Make room for me that I may settle down. Then shalt thou say in thy heart, - Who hath borne me, these, Seeing, I, have been bereaved and unfruitful, a captive and banished, These, therefore, who hath brought them up? Lo! I, was left, alone, These, where were they. Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh - Lo! I will lift up, unto nations my hand, Yea unto peoples, will I raise high my banner, - And they shall bring in thy sons in their bosom, And, thy daughters, on the shoulder shall be borne; And, kings, shall be, thy foster-fathers. And their queens, thy nursing mothers, With face to the ground, shall they bow down to thee, The dust of thy feet, shall they lick, - So shalt thou know that, I, am Yahweh, In that, they shall not be put to shame, Who were waiting for me. Shall prey, be taken from a mighty one? Or the captive of one in the right, be delivered? Surely, thus, saith Yahweh - Even the captive of the mighty one, shall be taken away, And the prey of the tyrant, be delivered; And thine opposers, I, will oppose, And thy children, I, will save;
In haste are thy sons, - They who have been tearing thee down and laying thee waste, out of thee, let them go forth! Lift up, round about, thine eyes and see, All those, have gathered themselves together - have come to thee! As I live, Declareth Yahweh, - Surely all those as an ornament, shalt thou put on, And bind them about thee for a girdle as a bride. Surely, as for thy wastes, and thy desolations, and thy land of ruins, Surely, now, shalt thou be too strait for thine inhabitants, And, far off, shall be they who have been swallowing thee up. The children of whom thou wast bereaved shall yet say in thine ears, - Too strait for me, is the place Make room for me that I may settle down. Then shalt thou say in thy heart, - Who hath borne me, these, Seeing, I, have been bereaved and unfruitful, a captive and banished, These, therefore, who hath brought them up? Lo! I, was left, alone, These, where were they. Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh - Lo! I will lift up, unto nations my hand, Yea unto peoples, will I raise high my banner, - And they shall bring in thy sons in their bosom, And, thy daughters, on the shoulder shall be borne; And, kings, shall be, thy foster-fathers. And their queens, thy nursing mothers, With face to the ground, shall they bow down to thee, The dust of thy feet, shall they lick, - So shalt thou know that, I, am Yahweh, In that, they shall not be put to shame, Who were waiting for me. Shall prey, be taken from a mighty one? Or the captive of one in the right, be delivered? Surely, thus, saith Yahweh - Even the captive of the mighty one, shall be taken away, And the prey of the tyrant, be delivered; And thine opposers, I, will oppose, And thy children, I, will save;
Contention » What causes contentions to cease
The lot causeth, contentions, to cease, and, the mighty, it parteth.
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Contention » How to get rid of contention
Drive away the scoffer, that strife may depart, and quarrel, and contempt may cease.
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Contention » Where contention ceases
Without wood a fire is quenched, and, where there is no tattler, strife is hushed.
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Contention » What brings contention
Only by pride, doth one cause contention, but, with the well-advised, is wisdom.
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Contention » If a wise man contends with a foolish man
A wise man pleading with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no settlement.
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Contention » Who contends with the wicked
They who forsake instruction, praise one who is lawless, while, they who keep instruction, are at strife with them.
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Contention » Those that strive with their maker
Alas for him who contendeth with his Fashioner, - A potsherd, should contend with the potsherds of the ground! Shall it be said by the clay, unto him that is fashioning it, What wouldst thou make? Or, thy work say, of thee, He hath no hands?
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Pride » Leads men to » Contention
Only by pride, doth one cause contention, but, with the well-advised, is wisdom.
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The ambitious in soul, stirreth up strife, but, he that trusteth in Yahweh, shall be enriched.
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