Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Adjudication at law » To be avoided
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore withdraw from contention, before it be meddled with.
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It is an honor for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
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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 reveal not a secret to another: Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thy infamy turn not away.
Agree with thy adversary quickly, while thou art in the way with him; lest at any time 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 withdraw from contention, before it be meddled with.
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It is an honor for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
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He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
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And the servant of the Lord must not contend; but be gentle to all men, apt to teach, patient,
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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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Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
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But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
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Strive not with a man without cause, if he hath done thee no harm.
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Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they contend not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.
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Strife » Avoiding strife
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore withdraw from contention, before it be meddled with.
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It is an honor for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
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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 reveal not a secret to another: Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thy infamy turn not away.
Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
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Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
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Strive not with a man without cause, if he hath 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 withdraw from contention, before it be meddled with.
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A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their 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 withdraw from contention, before it be meddled with.
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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 withdraw from contention, before it be meddled with.
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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 withdraw from contention, before it be meddled with.
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