13 Bible Verses about Contentiousness
Most Relevant Verses
But if you bite and devour one another, be careful that you are not destroyed by each other.
The quickly angered man stirs up contention, but anyone who controls his temper calms a dispute.
The person who loves transgression loves strife; the person who builds a high gate invites destruction.
Charcoal is to hot coals as wood is to fire; so also a quarrelsome man fuels strife.
Why are you forcing me to look at iniquity and to stare at wickedness? Social havoc and oppression are all around me; there are legal conflicts, and disputes abound.
It's better to live in the wilderness than to live with a contentious and irritable woman.
The wicked are ransom for the righteous, and the unfaithful for the upright.
Precious treasures and oil are found where the wise live, but a foolish man devours them.
It's better to live in a corner on the roof than in a house with a contentious woman.
From Thematic Bible
Contentiousness » The contentious spirit
The person who loves transgression loves strife; the person who builds a high gate invites destruction.
The quickly angered man stirs up contention, but anyone who controls his temper calms a dispute.
Charcoal is to hot coals as wood is to fire; so also a quarrelsome man fuels strife.