11 Bible Verses about Strife

Where is woe? Where is sorrow? Where is strife? Where is brawling? Where are wounds without cause? Where be red eyes? Even among those that be ever at the wine, and seek excess.

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out; and where the backbiter is taken away, there the strife ceaseth.

He that soweth discord and strife, is like one that diggeth up a water brook; but an open enemy is like the water that breaketh out and runneth abroad.

It is a man's honour to keep himself from strife; but they that have pleasure in brawling, are fools every one.

Whoso goeth by and meddleth with other men's strife, he is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

But the servant of the Lord must not strive: but must be peaceable unto all men, and apt to teach,

Be not hasty to go to the law, lest thou knowest not what to do when thy neighbor hath confounded thee.

For I fear, lest it come to pass, that when I come I shall not find you such as I would: and I shall be found unto you such as I would not. I fear lest there be found among you debate, envying, wrath, strife, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, and discord.

It is showed unto me, my brethren, of you by them that are of the house of Chloe; that there is strife among you.

For ye are yet carnal. As long verily as there is among you envying, strife and dissension: are ye not carnal, and walk after the manner of men?

But one brother goeth to law with another: and that under the unbelievers?

I pray Euodia, and beseech Syntyche that they be of one accord in the Lord.

It is better to dwell in a wilderness, than with a chiding and an angry woman.

The unity of brethren is stronger than a castle, and they that hold together are like the bar of a palace.

An indiscreet son is the heaviness of his father; and a brawling wife is like the top of a house, wherethrough it is ever dropping.

Then she said unto Abraham, "Put away this bondmaid and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son Isaac."

It is better to dwell in a corner under the housetop; than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah and said, "We have ten parts in the king, and have thereto more right to David than ye. Why then did ye despise us, that our advice had not been first had in restoring our king again?" And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

And the herdsmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, "The water is ours." Then called he the well Esek, because they strove with him.

And there fell a strife between the herdsmen of Abram's cattle, and the herdsmen of Lot's cattle. Moreover, the Canaanites and the Perizzites dwelled at that time in the land.

And there arose a great cry, and the scribes which were of the Pharisees' part arose and strove, saying, "We find none evil in this man. Though a spirit, or an angel hath appeared to him, let us not strive against God."

'How,' said I, 'can I myself alone bear the cumbrance, charge, and strife that is among you?

He that soweth discord and strife, is like one that diggeth up a water brook; but an open enemy is like the water that breaketh out and runneth abroad.

It is a man's honour to keep himself from strife; but they that have pleasure in brawling, are fools every one.

Be not hasty to go to the law, lest thou knowest not what to do when thy neighbor hath confounded thee. Handle thy matter with thy neighbour himself, and discover not another man's secret: lest when men hear thereof, it turn to thy dishonour, and lest thine evil name do not cease.

Let us walk honestly as it were in the daylight: not in eating and drinking: neither in chambering and wantonness: neither in strife and envying:

that nothing be done through strife or vain glory, but that in meekness of mind every man esteem others better than himself,

It is showed unto me, my brethren, of you by them that are of the house of Chloe; that there is strife among you.

For ye are yet carnal. As long verily as there is among you envying, strife and dissension: are ye not carnal, and walk after the manner of men?

This I warn you of, and commend not that ye come together: not after a better manner but after a worse. First of all, when ye come together in the congregation, I hear that there is dissension among you: And I partly believe it.

For one nation shall destroy another, and one city another: for God will trounce them with all adversity.

Be not faint hearted, and fear not at every rumor that shall be heard in the land: for every year bringeth new tidings; yea, strange wickedness and lordship.

When ye shall hear of war, and tidings of war, be ye not troubled. For such things must needs be. But the end is not yet.

Then said he unto them, "Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, one realm against another; and great earthquakes shall be in all quarters, and hunger, and pestilence, and fearful things. And great signs shall there be from heaven.

which when he was reviled, reviled not again: when he suffered, he threatened not: but committed the cause to him that judgeth righteously,

He shall not be an out-crier, nor a high-minded person. His voice shall not be heard in the streets.

When Jesus knew that, he departed thence. And much people followed him, and he healed them all; and charged them, that they should not make him known: to fulfill that which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, which sayeth, read more.
"Behold my child, whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul delighteth: I will put my spirit on him, and he shall show judgment to the Gentiles. He shall not strive, he shall not cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.

and sent messengers before him. And they went, and entered into a city of the Samaritans to make ready for him. But they would not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem. When his disciples, James, and John, saw that, they said, "Lord, wilt thou that we command that fire come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elijah did?" read more.
Jesus turned about, and rebuked them saying, "Ye know not what manner spirit ye are of. The son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them." And they went to another town.

Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why rather suffer ye not wrong? Why rather suffer ye not yourselves to be robbed?

Say not thou, "I will recompense evil"; but put thy trust in the LORD, and he shall defend thee.

But I say to you, That ye resist not wrong. But whosoever give thee a blow on thy right cheek, turn to him the other. And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.

I beseech you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all speak one thing and that there be no dissension among you: but be ye perfect in one mind, and one meaning.

Of these things put them in remembrance, and testify before the Lord, that they strive not about words, which is to no profit, but to pervert the hearers.

For I fear, lest it come to pass, that when I come I shall not find you such as I would: and I shall be found unto you such as I would not. I fear lest there be found among you debate, envying, wrath, strife, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, and discord.

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, rejoice not: neither be liars against the truth.

Among the proud there is ever strife; but among those that do all things with advisement, there is wisdom.

He that is of a proud stomach, stirreth up strife; but he that putteth his trust in the LORD, shall be well fed.

An angry man stirreth up strife; but he that is patient stilleth discord.

Who so churneth milk, maketh butter; he that rubbeth his nose, maketh it bleed; and he that causeth wrath, bringeth forth strife.

He that soweth discord and strife, is like one that diggeth up a water brook; but an open enemy is like the water that breaketh out and runneth abroad.

The unity of brethren is stronger than a castle, and they that hold together are like the bar of a palace.

But the servant of the Lord must not strive: but must be peaceable unto all men, and apt to teach,

not drunken, no fighter, not given to filthy lucre: but gentle, abhorring fighting, abhorring covetousness,

he is puffed up and knoweth nothing: but wasteth his brains about questions, and strife of words, whereof spring envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings

Foolish and unlearned questions put from thee, remembering that they do but gender strife.

An angry man stirreth up strife; but he that is patient stilleth discord.

An angry man stirreth up strife; and he that beareth evil will in his mind, doth much evil.

He that is of a proud stomach, stirreth up strife; but he that putteth his trust in the LORD, shall be well fed.

Be not hasty to go to the law, lest thou knowest not what to do when thy neighbor hath confounded thee.

Strive not lightly with any man, wher as he hath done thee no harm.

Thou shalt deliver me from the strivings of the people, and thou shalt make me the head of the Heathen. A people whom I have not known shall serve me. {TYNDALE: And thou deliveredst me from the dissension of my people, and keepest me to be a head over nations, for the people which I knew not became my servants.}

And thou deliveredst me from the dissension of my people, and keepest me to be a head over nations, for the people which I knew not became my servants.

Then said Abram unto Lot, "Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between thee and me, and between my herdsmen and thine, for we be brethren.

and that ye be diligent to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace,

{A Psalm of David} Plead thou my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me, and fight thou against them that fight against me.

Consider me, O LORD, and hear the voice of mine enemies!

If men strive together and one smite another with a stone or with his fist, so that he die not, but lieth in bed:

"When men strive and smite a woman with child so that her fruit depart from her and yet no misfortune followeth: then shall he be amerced, according as the woman's husband will lay to his charge, and he shall pay as the daysmen appoint him.

Foolish questions, and genealogies, and brawlings and strife about the law; avoid, for they are unprofitable, and superfluous.

Foolish and unlearned questions put from thee, remembering that they do but gender strife.

he is puffed up and knoweth nothing: but wasteth his brains about questions, and strife of words, whereof spring envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings

For where envying and strife is, there is unstableness, and all manner of evil works:

Some there are which preach Christ of envy and strife, and some of goodwill. The one part preacheth Christ of strife, and not purely, supposing to add more adversity to my bonds.

And the son of an Israelitish wife, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel. And this son of the Israelitish wife and a man of Israel, strove together in the host. And the Israelitish woman's son blasphemed the name and cursed, and they brought him unto Moses. And his mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri of the tribe of Dan.

It is showed unto me, my brethren, of you by them that are of the house of Chloe; that there is strife among you.

And there was a strife among them, which of them should be taken for the greatest.

And they held their peace: for by the way they reasoned among themselves, who should be the chiefest.

Wherefore all the men of Israel came to the king and said unto him, "Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought the king and his household and all David's men with him over Jordan?" And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, "For the king is near of kin to us: wherefore be ye angry for that matter? Think ye that we eat of the king's cost, or that the king giveth us any gifts?" And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah and said, "We have ten parts in the king, and have thereto more right to David than ye. Why then did ye despise us, that our advice had not been first had in restoring our king again?" And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

Where is woe? Where is sorrow? Where is strife? Where is brawling? Where are wounds without cause? Where be red eyes? Even among those that be ever at the wine, and seek excess.

For ye are yet carnal. As long verily as there is among you envying, strife and dissension: are ye not carnal, and walk after the manner of men?

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out; and where the backbiter is taken away, there the strife ceaseth. Coals kindle heat, and wood the fire; even so doth a brawling fellow stir up variance.

For ye are yet carnal. As long verily as there is among you envying, strife and dissension: are ye not carnal, and walk after the manner of men?

idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, lawing, zeal, wrath, strife, sedition, sects, envying, murder, drunkenness, gluttony, and such like. Of the which I tell you before, as I have told you in time past, that they which commit such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

Do all things without murmuring and disputing,

It is showed unto me, my brethren, of you by them that are of the house of Chloe; that there is strife among you. And this is it that I mean: how that commonly among you, one sayeth, "I hold of Paul"; Another, "I hold of Apollos"; the third, "I hold of Cephas"; and the fourth that, "I hold of Christ."

But one brother goeth to law with another: and that under the unbelievers?

'How,' said I, 'can I myself alone bear the cumbrance, charge, and strife that is among you?

Be not hasty to go to the law, lest thou knowest not what to do when thy neighbor hath confounded thee. Handle thy matter with thy neighbour himself, and discover not another man's secret: lest when men hear thereof, it turn to thy dishonour, and lest thine evil name do not cease.

that nothing be done through strife or vain glory, but that in meekness of mind every man esteem others better than himself,

Of these things put them in remembrance, and testify before the Lord, that they strive not about words, which is to no profit, but to pervert the hearers.

Coals kindle heat, and wood the fire; even so doth a brawling fellow stir up variance.

A froward body causeth strife; and he that is a babble of his tongue, maketh division among princes.

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out; and where the backbiter is taken away, there the strife ceaseth.

Cast out the scornful man, and so shall strife go out with him; yea, variance and slander shall cease.

Evil will stirreth up strife; but love covereth the multitude of sins.

Coals kindle heat, and wood the fire; even so doth a brawling fellow stir up variance.

Evil will stirreth up strife; but love covereth the multitude of sins.

Among the proud there is ever strife; but among those that do all things with advisement, there is wisdom.

An angry man stirreth up strife; and he that beareth evil will in his mind, doth much evil.

If ye bite and devour one another: take heed lest ye be consumed one of another.

Why lettest thou me see weariness and labour? Tyranny and violence are before me, power overgoeth right: for the law is torn in pieces, and there can no right judgment go forth. And why? The ungodly is more set by than the righteous: this is the cause that wrong judgment proceedeth.

Whoso goeth by and meddleth with other men's strife, he is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

Who so churneth milk, maketh butter; he that rubbeth his nose, maketh it bleed; and he that causeth wrath, bringeth forth strife.

He that soweth discord and strife, is like one that diggeth up a water brook; but an open enemy is like the water that breaketh out and runneth abroad.

He that loveth strife, delighteth in sin; and whoso setteth his door too high, seeketh after a fall.

Evil will stirreth up strife; but love covereth the multitude of sins.

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out; and where the backbiter is taken away, there the strife ceaseth.

An angry man stirreth up strife; but he that is patient stilleth discord.

Cast out the scornful man, and so shall strife go out with him; yea, variance and slander shall cease.

A froward body causeth strife; and he that is a babble of his tongue, maketh division among princes.

He that soweth discord and strife, is like one that diggeth up a water brook; but an open enemy is like the water that breaketh out and runneth abroad.

He that loveth strife, delighteth in sin; and whoso setteth his door too high, seeketh after a fall.

Whoso goeth by and meddleth with other men's strife, he is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

Cast out the scornful man, and so shall strife go out with him; yea, variance and slander shall cease.

An angry man stirreth up strife; but he that is patient stilleth discord.

idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, lawing, zeal, wrath, strife, sedition, sects,

And the herdsmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, "The water is ours." Then called he the well Esek, because they strove with him.

Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: Jacob also answered and said to him, "What have I trespassed or what have I offended, that thou followedest after me?

If any man be wise and endued with learning among you, let him show the works of his good conversation in meekness that is coupled with wisdom. But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, rejoice not: neither be liars against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above: but is earthy, and natural, and devilish. read more.
For where envying and strife is, there is unstableness, and all manner of evil works:

Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a full house and many fat cattle with strife.

It is a man's honour to keep himself from strife; but they that have pleasure in brawling, are fools every one.

A fool's lips are ever brawling, and his mouth provoketh unto battle.

Let us walk honestly as it were in the daylight: not in eating and drinking: neither in chambering and wantonness: neither in strife and envying:

Wherefore all the men of Israel came to the king and said unto him, "Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought the king and his household and all David's men with him over Jordan?" And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, "For the king is near of kin to us: wherefore be ye angry for that matter? Think ye that we eat of the king's cost, or that the king giveth us any gifts?" And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah and said, "We have ten parts in the king, and have thereto more right to David than ye. Why then did ye despise us, that our advice had not been first had in restoring our king again?" And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

And there fell a strife between the herdsmen of Abram's cattle, and the herdsmen of Lot's cattle. Moreover, the Canaanites and the Perizzites dwelled at that time in the land.

But Paul thought it not meet to take him unto their company which departed from them at Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work. And so sharp was the dissension between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: so that Barnabas took Mark and sailed unto Cyprus.

And the herdsmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, "The water is ours." Then called he the well Esek, because they strove with him. Then digged they another well, and they strove for that also. Therefore called he it Sitnah. And then he departed thence, and digged another well for the which they strove not: therefore called he it Rehoboth, saying, "The LORD hath now made us room, and we are increased upon the earth."

Behold when ye fast, ye can find your own lusts, and can call cruelly on all your debtors. Ye fast to law and strive and to smite with fist wickedly. Fast not as ye now do, to make your voice to be heard upon high.

Thou shalt hide them privily by thine own presence from the provoking of all men; thou shalt keep them secretly in thy tabernacle from the strife of tongues.

And when he had so said, there arose a debate between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the multitude was divided. For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit. But the Pharisees grant both. And there arose a great cry, and the scribes which were of the Pharisees' part arose and strove, saying, "We find none evil in this man. Though a spirit, or an angel hath appeared to him, let us not strive against God." read more.
And when there arose great debate, the captain fearing lest Paul should have been plucked asunder of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him from among them, and to bring him into the castle.

And so sharp was the dissension between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: so that Barnabas took Mark and sailed unto Cyprus.

For where envying and strife is, there is unstableness, and all manner of evil works:

Destroy their tongues, O LORD, and divide them; for I see unrighteousness and strife in the city.

so that the land was not able to receive them that they might dwell together. For the substance of their riches was so great, that they could not dwell together. And there fell a strife between the herdsmen of Abram's cattle, and the herdsmen of Lot's cattle. Moreover, the Canaanites and the Perizzites dwelled at that time in the land.

And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, "Wherefore wentest thou to fight with the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? We will therefore burn thine house upon thee with fire." And Jephthah said unto them, "I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon. And I called you. But ye delivered me not out of their hands. And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands and went upon the children of Ammon. And the LORD delivered them into my hands. Wherefore then are ye come upon me to fight with me?" read more.
And Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with the Ephraimites. And the men of Gilead smote the Ephraimites, because they said, "Ye Gileadites are but renegades of Ephraim among the Ephraimites and the Manassites!" Moreover, the men of Gilead took the passages of Jordan from the Ephraimites. And when those Ephraimites that were escaped said, "Let us go over," then the men of Gilead said unto them, "Ye are Ephraimites." And they said, "Nay." Then the other answered, "Then say, 'Shibboleth.'" And they said, "Syboleth" - and could not so pronounce. Whereupon the others took them and slew them at the passages of Jordan. And there were overthrown at that time, of the Ephraimites, forty two thousand.

And when he had so said, there arose a debate between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the multitude was divided.

And there was a dissension among the Jews for these sayings,

And when there was risen dissension and disputing not a little unto Paul and Barnabas, against them: they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should ascend to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.

From whence cometh war, and fighting among you? Come they not here hence, even of your voluptuousness that raineth in your members?

And Abraham rebuked Abimelech for a well of water, which Abimelech's servants had taken away.

Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: Jacob also answered and said to him, "What have I trespassed or what have I offended, that thou followedest after me?

And when there was risen dissension and disputing not a little unto Paul and Barnabas, against them: they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should ascend to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.

But Gilead's wife bare him sons, which when they were come to age, thrust out of Jephthah, and said unto him, "Thou shalt not inherit in our father's house, for thou art the son of a strange woman."

'How,' said I, 'can I myself alone bear the cumbrance, charge, and strife that is among you?