Thematic Bible: Contentious
Thematic Bible
Fools » Are » Contentious
A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.
Ministers » Should not be » Contentious
For the overseer must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;
not a drunkard, not violent, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money;
Women » As queens » Contentious
A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife's quarrels are a continual dripping.
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman.
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman.
A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike: