Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Strife » Causes of » Forbidden
stop the dispute before it breaks out.
but any fool can get himself into a quarrel.
is like one who grabs a dog by the ears.
The Lord’s slave must not quarrel, but must be gentle to everyone, able to teach, and patient,
Otherwise, what will you do afterward
if your opponent
Do nothing out of rivalry or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.
But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t brag and deny the truth.
Remind them of these things, charging them before God not to fight about words; this is in no way profitable and leads to the ruin of the hearers.
Strife » Avoiding strife
stop the dispute before it breaks out.
but any fool can get himself into a quarrel.
Don't take a matter to court hastily. Otherwise, what will you do afterwards if your opponent humiliates you? Make your case with your opponent without revealing another's secret; otherwise, the one who hears will disgrace you, and you'll never live it down.
Let us walk with decency, as in the daylight: not in carousing and drunkenness; not in sexual impurity and promiscuity; not in quarreling and jealousy.
Do nothing out of rivalry or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.
Strife » Forbidden
Otherwise, what will you do afterward
if your opponent