11 Bible Verses about Strife

Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes? Those who stay long at the wine; those who go to seek out mixed wine.

Without wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, contention ceases.

The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling.

Like one who grabs a dog's ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.

The Lord's servant must not quarrel, but be gentle towards all, able to teach, patient,

Do not be hasty in bringing charges to court. What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?

For I am afraid that by any means, when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you do not desire; that by any means there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, riots;

For it has been reported to me concerning you, my brothers, by those who are from Chloe's household, that there are contentions among you.

for you are still fleshly. For insofar as there is jealousy, strife, and factions among you, are you not fleshly, and do you not walk in the ways of men?

But brother goes to law with brother, and that before unbelievers.

I exhort Euodia, and I exhort Syntyche, to think the same way in the Lord.

It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.

A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city; and disputes are like the bars of a fortress.

A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife's quarrels are a continual dripping.

Therefore she said to Abraham, "Cast out this handmaid and her son. For the son of this handmaid will not be heir with my son, Isaac."

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman.

The men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, "We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more claim to David than you. Why then did you despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king?" The words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

The herdsmen of Gerar argued with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, "The water is ours." He called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.

There was a strife between the herdsmen of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen of Lot's livestock: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite lived in the land at that time.

A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees part stood up, and contended, saying, "We find no evil in this man. What if a spirit spoke to him, or an angel?"

How can I myself alone bear your encumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?

The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling.

Do not be hasty in bringing charges to court. What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you? Debate your case with your neighbor, and do not betray the confidence of another; lest one who hears it put you to shame, and your bad reputation never depart.

Let us walk properly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy.

doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;

For it has been reported to me concerning you, my brothers, by those who are from Chloe's household, that there are contentions among you.

for you are still fleshly. For insofar as there is jealousy, strife, and factions among you, are you not fleshly, and do you not walk in the ways of men?

But in giving you this command, I do not praise you, that you come together not for the better but for the worse. For first of all, when you come together in the church, I hear that divisions exist among you, and I partly believe it.

They were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city; for God troubled them with all adversity.

Do not let your heart faint, neither fear for the news that shall be heard in the land; for news shall come one year, and after that in another year shall come news, and violence in the land, ruler against ruler.

"When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be troubled. Such things must happen, but the end is not yet.

Then he said to them, "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes, famines, and plagues in various places. There will be terrors and great signs from heaven.

Who, when he was cursed, did not curse back. When he suffered, did not threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously;

He will not shout, nor raise his voice, nor cause it to be heard in the street.

But Jesus, perceiving that, withdrew from there. Many followed him, and he healed them all, and commanded them that they should not make him known: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, read more.
"Look, my servant whom I have chosen; my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit on him. And he will proclaim justice to the nations. He will not strive, nor shout; neither will anyone hear his voice in the streets.

and sent messengers before his face. They went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, so as to prepare for him. They did not receive him, because he was traveling with his face set towards Jerusalem. When his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, "Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from the sky, and destroy them?" read more.
And he turned and rebuked them, and said, "You do not know of what kind of spirit you are. For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men?s lives, but to save them." And they went to another village.

Therefore it is already altogether a defect in you, that you have lawsuits one with another. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded?

Do not say, "I will pay back evil." Wait for the LORD, and he will save you.

But I tell you, do not contend with him who wrongs you; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him have your cloak also.

Now I beg you, brothers, through the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

Remind them of these things, charging them in the presence of God, that they do not argue about words, to no profit, to the subverting of those who hear.

For I am afraid that by any means, when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you do not desire; that by any means there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, riots;

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not boast and do not lie against the truth.

Pride only breeds quarrels, but with ones who take advice is wisdom.

One who is greedy stirs up strife; but one who trusts in the LORD will prosper.

A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.

For as the churning of milk brings forth butter, and the wringing of the nose brings forth blood; so the forcing of wrath brings forth strife."

The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city; and disputes are like the bars of a fortress.

The Lord's servant must not quarrel, but be gentle towards all, able to teach, patient,

not a drunkard, not violent, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money;

he is conceited, knowing nothing, but obsessed with arguments, disputes, and word battles, from which come envy, strife, reviling, evil suspicions,

But refuse foolish and ignorant questionings, knowing that they generate strife.

A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.

An angry man stirs up strife, and a wrathful man abounds in sin.

One who is greedy stirs up strife; but one who trusts in the LORD will prosper.

Do not be hasty in bringing charges to court. What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?

Do not strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.

You have delivered me from the strivings of the people. You have made me the head of the nations. A people whom I have not known shall serve me.

You also have delivered me from the strivings of my people. You have kept me to be the head of the nations. A people whom I have not known will serve me.

Abram said to Lot, "Please, let there be no strife between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are relatives.

being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Contend, LORD, with those who contend with me. Fight against those who fight against me.

"Give heed to me, LORD, and listen to the voice of those who contend with me.

"If men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he doesn't die, but is confined to bed;

"If men fight and hurt a pregnant woman so that she gives birth prematurely, and yet no harm follows, he shall be surely fined as much as the woman's husband demands and the judges allow.

but shun foolish questionings, genealogies, strife, and disputes about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

But refuse foolish and ignorant questionings, knowing that they generate strife.

he is conceited, knowing nothing, but obsessed with arguments, disputes, and word battles, from which come envy, strife, reviling, evil suspicions,

For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.

Some indeed proclaim Christ even out of envy and strife, and some also out of good will. The former insincerely proclaim Christ from selfish ambition, thinking that they add affliction to my chains;

The son of an Israelite woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel; and the son of the Israelite woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp. The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name, and cursed; and they brought him to Moses. His mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.

For it has been reported to me concerning you, my brothers, by those who are from Chloe's household, that there are contentions among you.

There arose also a contention among them, which of them was considered to be greatest.

But they were silent, for they had disputed one with another on the way about who was the greatest.

Behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said to the king, "Why have our brothers the men of Judah stolen you away, and brought the king, and his household, over the Jordan, and all David's men with him?" All the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, "Because the king is a close relative to us. Why then are you angry about this matter? Have we eaten at all at the king's cost? Or has he given us any gift?" The men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, "We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more claim to David than you. Why then did you despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king?" The words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes? Those who stay long at the wine; those who go to seek out mixed wine.

for you are still fleshly. For insofar as there is jealousy, strife, and factions among you, are you not fleshly, and do you not walk in the ways of men?

Without wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, contention ceases. As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife.

for you are still fleshly. For insofar as there is jealousy, strife, and factions among you, are you not fleshly, and do you not walk in the ways of men?

idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

Do all things without murmurings and disputes,

For it has been reported to me concerning you, my brothers, by those who are from Chloe's household, that there are contentions among you. Now I mean this, that each one of you says, "I follow Paul," "I follow Apollos," "I follow Cephas," and, "I follow Christ."

But brother goes to law with brother, and that before unbelievers.

How can I myself alone bear your encumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?

Do not be hasty in bringing charges to court. What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you? Debate your case with your neighbor, and do not betray the confidence of another; lest one who hears it put you to shame, and your bad reputation never depart.

doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;

Remind them of these things, charging them in the presence of God, that they do not argue about words, to no profit, to the subverting of those who hear.

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

A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.

Without wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, contention ceases.

Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.

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

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.

Pride only breeds quarrels, but with ones who take advice is wisdom.

An angry man stirs up strife, and a wrathful man abounds in sin.

But if you bite and devour one another, be careful that you do not consume one another.

Why do you show me iniquity, and look at perversity? For destruction and violence are before me. There is strife, and contention rises up. Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth; for the wicked surround the righteous; therefore justice goes forth perverted.

Like one who grabs a dog's ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.

For as the churning of milk brings forth butter, and the wringing of the nose brings forth blood; so the forcing of wrath brings forth strife."

The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

He who loves disobedience loves strife. One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.

Without wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, contention ceases.

A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.

Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.

A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.

The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

He who loves disobedience loves strife. One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.

Like one who grabs a dog's ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.

Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.

A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.

idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies,

The herdsmen of Gerar argued with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, "The water is ours." He called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.

Jacob was angry, and argued with Laban. Jacob answered Laban, "What is my trespass? What is my sin, that you have hotly pursued after me?

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom. But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not boast and do not lie against the truth. This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic. read more.
For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.

Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife.

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling.

A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.

Let us walk properly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy.

Behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said to the king, "Why have our brothers the men of Judah stolen you away, and brought the king, and his household, over the Jordan, and all David's men with him?" All the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, "Because the king is a close relative to us. Why then are you angry about this matter? Have we eaten at all at the king's cost? Or has he given us any gift?" The men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, "We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more claim to David than you. Why then did you despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king?" The words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

There was a strife between the herdsmen of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen of Lot's livestock: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite lived in the land at that time.

But Paul did not think that it was a good idea to take with them someone who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia, and did not go with them to do the work. Then the contention grew so sharp that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him, and sailed away to Cyprus,

The herdsmen of Gerar argued with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, "The water is ours." He called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him. They dug another well, and they argued over that, also. He called its name Sitnah. He left that place, and dug another well. They did not argue over that one. He called it Rehoboth. He said, "For now the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land."

Behold, you fast for strife and contention, and to strike with the fist of wickedness: you do not fast this day so as to make your voice to be heard on high.

In the shelter of your presence you will hide them from the plotting of man. You will keep them secretly in a dwelling away from the strife of tongues.

When he had said this, an argument arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided. For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these. A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees part stood up, and contended, saying, "We find no evil in this man. What if a spirit spoke to him, or an angel?" read more.
When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks.

Then the contention grew so sharp that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him, and sailed away to Cyprus,

For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.

Confuse them, Lord, and confound their language, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

The land was not able to bear them, that they might live together: for their substance was great, so that they could not live together. There was a strife between the herdsmen of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen of Lot's livestock: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite lived in the land at that time.

The men of Ephraim were gathered together, and passed northward; and they said to Jephthah, "Why did you pass over to fight against the children of Ammon, and did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house on you with fire." Jephthah said to them, "I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, you did not save me out of their hand. When I saw that you did not save me, I put my life in my own hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand. Why then have you come up to me this day, to fight against me?" read more.
Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim; and the men of Gilead struck Ephraim, because they said, "You are fugitives of Ephraim, you Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim, and in the midst of Manasseh." The Gileadites took the fords of the Jordan against the Ephraimites. It was so, that when any of the fugitives of Ephraim said, "Let me go over," the men of Gilead said to him, "Are you an Ephraimite?" If he said, "No"; then they said to him, "Now say 'Shibboleth;'" and he said "Sibboleth"; for he couldn't manage to pronounce it right: then they seized him, and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. There fell at that time of Ephraim forty-two thousand.

When he had said this, an argument arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.

Therefore a division arose again among the Jewish people because of these words.

Therefore when Paul and Barnabas had no small discord and discussion with them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas, and some others of them, to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.

Where do conflicts and quarrels among you come from? Do they not come from your passions that war in your members?

Abraham complained to Abimelech because of a water well, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.

Jacob was angry, and argued with Laban. Jacob answered Laban, "What is my trespass? What is my sin, that you have hotly pursued after me?

Therefore when Paul and Barnabas had no small discord and discussion with them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas, and some others of them, to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.

Gilead's wife bore him sons; and when his wife's sons grew up, they drove out Jephthah, and said to him, "You shall not inherit in our father's house; for you are the son of another woman."

How can I myself alone bear your encumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?