Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Adjudication at law » To be avoided
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.
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It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.
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Go not forth hastily to strive, Lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, When thy neighbor hath put thee to shame. Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself , And disclose not the secret of another; Lest he that heareth it revile thee, And thine infamy turn not away.
Agree with thine adversary quickly, while thou art with him in the way; lest haply the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
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Strife » Causes of » Forbidden
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.
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It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.
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He that passeth by, and vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, Is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
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And the Lord's servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing,
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Go not forth hastily to strive, Lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, When thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.
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doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;
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But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, glory not and lie not against the truth.
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Strive not with a man without cause, If he have done thee no harm.
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Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them in the sight of the Lord, that they strive not about words, to no profit, to the subverting of them that hear.
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Strife » Avoiding strife
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.
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It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.
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Go not forth hastily to strive, Lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, When thy neighbor hath put thee to shame. Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself , And disclose not the secret of another; Lest he that heareth it revile thee, And thine infamy turn not away.
Let us walk becomingly, as in the day; not in revelling and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and jealousy.
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doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;
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Strive not with a man without cause, If he have done thee no harm.
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Strife » Strength and violence of--illustrated
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.
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A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; And'such contentions are like the bars of a castle.
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Strife » The beginning of strife
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.
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Strife » Difficulty of stopping, a reason for avoiding it
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.
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Water » Illustrative » (difficulty of stopping,) of strife and contention
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.
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