13 Bible Verses about Contentiousness

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Galatians 5:15

But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.

Proverbs 17:19

He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.

Proverbs 26:21

As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to inflame strife.

Habakkuk 1:3

Why dost thou show me iniquity, and look upon perverseness? for destruction and violence are before me; and there is strife, and contention riseth up.

Proverbs 21:18

The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; And the treacherous cometh in the stead of the upright.

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Contentiousness » The contentious spirit

Proverbs 17:19

He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.

Proverbs 26:21

As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to inflame strife.

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