11 Bible Verses about Strife

Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? Who hath contentions? who hath plaint? Who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes? Those tarrying by the wine, Those going in to search out mixed wine.

Without wood is fire going out, And without a tale-bearer, contention ceaseth,

The beginning of contention is a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife.

An honour to a man is cessation from strife, And every fool intermeddleth.

Laying hold on the ears of a dog, Is a passer-by making himself wrath for strife not his own.

and a servant of the Lord it behoveth not to strive, but to be gentle unto all, apt to teach, patient under evil,

Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?

for I fear lest, having come, not such as I wish I may find you, and I -- I may be found by you such as ye do not wish, lest there be strifes, envyings, wraths, revelries, evil-speakings, whisperings, puffings up, insurrections,

for it was signified to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe, that contentions are among you;

for yet ye are fleshly, for where there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not fleshly, and in the manner of men do walk?

but brother with brother doth go to be judged, and this before unbelievers!

Euodia I exhort, and Syntyche I exhort, to be of the same mind in the Lord;

Better to dwell in a wilderness land, Than with a woman of contentions and anger.

A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, And contentions as the bar of a palace.

A calamity to his father is a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

and she saith to Abraham, 'Cast out this handmaid and her son; for the son of this handmaid hath no possession with my son -- with Isaac.'

Better to sit on a corner of the roof, Than with a woman of contentions and a house of company.

And the men of Israel answer the men of Judah, and say, 'Ten parts we have in the king, and also in David more than you; and wherefore have ye lightly esteemed us, that our word hath not been first to bring back our king?' And the word of the men of Judah is sharper than the word of the men of Israel.

and shepherds of Gerar strive with shepherds of Isaac, saying, 'The water is ours;' and he calleth the name of the well 'Strife,' because they have striven habitually with him;

and there is a strife between those feeding Abram's cattle and those feeding Lot's cattle; and the Canaanite and the Perizzite are then dwelling in the land.

And there came a great cry, and the scribes of the Pharisees' part having arisen, were striving, saying, 'No evil do we find in this man; and if a spirit spake to him, or a messenger, we may not fight against God;'

'How do I bear by myself your pressure, and your burden, and your strife?

The beginning of contention is a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife.

An honour to a man is cessation from strife, And every fool intermeddleth.

Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush? Thy cause plead with thy neighbour, And the secret counsel of another reveal not, Lest the hearer put thee to shame, And thine evil report turn not back.

as in day-time, let us walk becomingly; not in revellings and drunkennesses, not in chamberings and lasciviousnesses, not in strife and emulation;

nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves --

for it was signified to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe, that contentions are among you;

for yet ye are fleshly, for where there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not fleshly, and in the manner of men do walk?

And this declaring, I give no praise, because not for the better, but for the worse ye come together; for first, indeed, ye coming together in an assembly, I hear of divisions being among you, and partly I believe it,

and they have been beaten down, nation by nation, and city by city, for God hath troubled them with every adversity;

And lest your heart be tender, And ye be afraid of the report that is heard in the land, And come in a year hath the report, And after it in a year the report, And violence is in the land, ruler against ruler;

and when ye may hear of wars and reports of wars, be not troubled, for these behove to be, but the end is not yet;

Then said he to them, 'Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, great shakings also in every place, and famines, and pestilences, there shall be; fearful things also, and great signs from heaven there shall be;

who being reviled -- was not reviling again, suffering -- was not threatening, and was committing himself to Him who is judging righteously,

He doth not cry, nor lift up, Nor cause his voice to be heard, in the street.

and Jesus having known, withdrew thence, and there followed him great multitudes, and he healed them all, and did charge them that they might not make him manifest, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, read more.
'Lo, My servant, whom I did choose, My beloved, in whom My soul did delight, I will put My Spirit upon him, and judgment to the nations he shall declare, he shall not strive nor cry, nor shall any hear in the broad places his voice,

and he sent messengers before his face, and having gone on, they went into a village of Samaritans, to make ready for him, and they did not receive him, because his face was going on to Jerusalem. And his disciples James and John having seen, said, 'Sir, wilt thou that we may command fire to come down from the heaven, and to consume them, as also Elijah did?' read more.
and having turned, he rebuked them, and said, 'Ye have not known of what spirit ye are; for the Son of Man did not come to destroy men's lives, but to save;' and they went on to another village.

Already, indeed, then, there is altogether a fault among you, that ye have judgments with one another; wherefore do ye not rather suffer injustice? wherefore be ye not rather defrauded?

Do not say, 'I recompense evil,' Wait for Jehovah, and He delivereth thee.

but I -- I say to you, not to resist the evil, but whoever shall slap thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other; and whoever is willing to take thee to law, and thy coat to take -- suffer to him also the cloak.

And I call upon you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that the same thing ye may all say, and there may not be divisions among you, and ye may be perfected in the same mind, and in the same judgment,

These things remind them of, testifying fully before the Lord -- not to strive about words to nothing profitable, but to the subversion of those hearing;

for I fear lest, having come, not such as I wish I may find you, and I -- I may be found by you such as ye do not wish, lest there be strifes, envyings, wraths, revelries, evil-speakings, whisperings, puffings up, insurrections,

and if bitter zeal ye have, and rivalry in your heart, glory not, nor lie against the truth;

A vain man through pride causeth debate, And with the counselled is wisdom.

Whoso is proud in soul stirreth up contention, And whoso is trusting on Jehovah is made fat.

A man of fury stirreth up contention, And the slow to anger appeaseth strife.

For the churning of milk bringeth out butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth out blood, And the forcing of anger bringeth out strife!

The beginning of contention is a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife.

A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, And contentions as the bar of a palace.

and a servant of the Lord it behoveth not to strive, but to be gentle unto all, apt to teach, patient under evil,

not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre, but gentle, not contentious, not a lover of money,

he is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and word-striving, out of which doth come envy, strife, evil-speakings, evil-surmisings,

and the foolish and uninstructed questions be avoiding, having known that they beget strife,

A man of fury stirreth up contention, And the slow to anger appeaseth strife.

An angry man stirreth up contention, And a furious man is multiplying transgression.

Whoso is proud in soul stirreth up contention, And whoso is trusting on Jehovah is made fat.

Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?

Strive not with a man without cause, If he have not done thee evil.

Thou dost deliver me From the strivings of the people, Thou placest me for a head of nations, A people I have not known do serve me.

And -- Thou dost deliver me From the strivings of my people, Thou placest me for a head of nations; A people I have not known do serve me.

And Abram saith unto Lot, 'Let there not, I pray thee, be strife between me and thee, and between my shepherds and thy shepherds, for we are men -- brethren.

being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of the peace;

By David. Strive, Jehovah, with my strivers, fight with my fighters,

Give attention, O Jehovah, unto me, And hearken to the voice of those contending with me.

'And when men contend, and a man hath smitten his neighbour with a stone, or with the fist, and he die not, but hath fallen on the bed;

'And when men strive, and have smitten a pregnant woman, and her children have come out, and there is no mischief, he is certainly fined, as the husband of the woman doth lay upon him, and he hath given through the judges;

and foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about law, stand away from -- for they are unprofitable and vain.

and the foolish and uninstructed questions be avoiding, having known that they beget strife,

he is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and word-striving, out of which doth come envy, strife, evil-speakings, evil-surmisings,

for where zeal and rivalry are, there is insurrection and every evil matter;

Certain, indeed, even through envy and contention, and certain also through good-will, do preach the Christ; the one, indeed, of rivalry the Christ do proclaim, not purely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds,

And a son of an Israelitish woman goeth out (and he is son of an Egyptian man), in the midst of the sons of Israel, and strive in the camp do the son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel, and the son of the Israelitish woman execrateth the Name, and revileth; and they bring him in unto Moses; and his mother's name is Shelomith daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan;

for it was signified to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe, that contentions are among you;

And there happened also a strife among them -- who of them is accounted to be greater.

and they were silent, for with one another they did reason in the way who is greater;

And, lo, all the men of Israel are coming unto the king, and they say unto the king, 'Wherefore have they stolen thee -- our brethren, the men of Judah?' (and they bring the king and his household over the Jordan, and all the men of David with him). And all the men of Judah answer against the men of Israel, 'Because the king is near unto us, and why is this -- ye are displeased about this matter? have we at all eaten of the king's substance? a gift hath he lifted up to us?' And the men of Israel answer the men of Judah, and say, 'Ten parts we have in the king, and also in David more than you; and wherefore have ye lightly esteemed us, that our word hath not been first to bring back our king?' And the word of the men of Judah is sharper than the word of the men of Israel.

Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? Who hath contentions? who hath plaint? Who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes? Those tarrying by the wine, Those going in to search out mixed wine.

for yet ye are fleshly, for where there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not fleshly, and in the manner of men do walk?

Without wood is fire going out, And without a tale-bearer, contention ceaseth, Coal to burning coals, and wood to fire, And a man of contentions to kindle strife.

for yet ye are fleshly, for where there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not fleshly, and in the manner of men do walk?

idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, strifes, emulations, wraths, rivalries, dissensions, sects, envyings, murders, drunkennesses, revellings, and such like, of which I tell you before, as I also said before, that those doing such things the reign of God shall not inherit.

All things do without murmurings and reasonings,

for it was signified to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe, that contentions are among you; and I say this, that each one of you saith, 'I, indeed, am of Paul' -- 'and I of Apollos,' -- 'and I of Cephas,' -- 'and I of Christ.'

but brother with brother doth go to be judged, and this before unbelievers!

'How do I bear by myself your pressure, and your burden, and your strife?

Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush? Thy cause plead with thy neighbour, And the secret counsel of another reveal not, Lest the hearer put thee to shame, And thine evil report turn not back.

nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves --

These things remind them of, testifying fully before the Lord -- not to strive about words to nothing profitable, but to the subversion of those hearing;

Coal to burning coals, and wood to fire, And a man of contentions to kindle strife.

A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.

Without wood is fire going out, And without a tale-bearer, contention ceaseth,

Cast out a scorner -- and contention goeth out, And strife and shame cease.

Hatred awaketh contentions, And over all transgressions love covereth.

Coal to burning coals, and wood to fire, And a man of contentions to kindle strife.

Hatred awaketh contentions, And over all transgressions love covereth.

A vain man through pride causeth debate, And with the counselled is wisdom.

An angry man stirreth up contention, And a furious man is multiplying transgression.

and if one another ye do bite and devour, see -- that ye may not by one another be consumed.

Why dost Thou shew me iniquity, And perversity dost cause to behold? And spoiling and violence are before me, And there is strife, and contention doth lift itself up, Therefore doth law cease, And judgment doth not go forth for ever, For the wicked is compassing the righteous, Therefore wrong judgment goeth forth.

Laying hold on the ears of a dog, Is a passer-by making himself wrath for strife not his own.

For the churning of milk bringeth out butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth out blood, And the forcing of anger bringeth out strife!

The beginning of contention is a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife.

Whoso is loving transgression is loving debate, Whoso is making high his entrance is seeking destruction.

Hatred awaketh contentions, And over all transgressions love covereth.

Without wood is fire going out, And without a tale-bearer, contention ceaseth,

A man of fury stirreth up contention, And the slow to anger appeaseth strife.

Cast out a scorner -- and contention goeth out, And strife and shame cease.

A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.

The beginning of contention is a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife.

Whoso is loving transgression is loving debate, Whoso is making high his entrance is seeking destruction.

Laying hold on the ears of a dog, Is a passer-by making himself wrath for strife not his own.

Cast out a scorner -- and contention goeth out, And strife and shame cease.

A man of fury stirreth up contention, And the slow to anger appeaseth strife.

idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, strifes, emulations, wraths, rivalries, dissensions, sects,

and shepherds of Gerar strive with shepherds of Isaac, saying, 'The water is ours;' and he calleth the name of the well 'Strife,' because they have striven habitually with him;

And it is displeasing to Jacob, and he striveth with Laban; and Jacob answereth and saith to Laban, 'What is my transgression? what my sin, that thou hast burned after me?

Who is wise and intelligent among you? let him shew out of the good behaviour his works in meekness of wisdom, and if bitter zeal ye have, and rivalry in your heart, glory not, nor lie against the truth; this wisdom is not descending from above, but earthly, physical, demon-like, read more.
for where zeal and rivalry are, there is insurrection and every evil matter;

Better is a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife.

An honour to a man is cessation from strife, And every fool intermeddleth.

The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth.

as in day-time, let us walk becomingly; not in revellings and drunkennesses, not in chamberings and lasciviousnesses, not in strife and emulation;

And, lo, all the men of Israel are coming unto the king, and they say unto the king, 'Wherefore have they stolen thee -- our brethren, the men of Judah?' (and they bring the king and his household over the Jordan, and all the men of David with him). And all the men of Judah answer against the men of Israel, 'Because the king is near unto us, and why is this -- ye are displeased about this matter? have we at all eaten of the king's substance? a gift hath he lifted up to us?' And the men of Israel answer the men of Judah, and say, 'Ten parts we have in the king, and also in David more than you; and wherefore have ye lightly esteemed us, that our word hath not been first to bring back our king?' And the word of the men of Judah is sharper than the word of the men of Israel.

and there is a strife between those feeding Abram's cattle and those feeding Lot's cattle; and the Canaanite and the Perizzite are then dwelling in the land.

and Paul was not thinking it good to take him with them who withdrew from them from Pamphylia, and did not go with them to the work; there came, therefore, a sharp contention, so that they were parted from one another, and Barnabas having taken Mark, did sail to Cyprus,

and shepherds of Gerar strive with shepherds of Isaac, saying, 'The water is ours;' and he calleth the name of the well 'Strife,' because they have striven habitually with him; and they dig another well, and they strive also for it, and he calleth its name 'Hatred.' And he removeth from thence, and diggeth another well, and they have not striven for it, and he calleth its name Enlargements, and saith, 'For -- now hath Jehovah given enlargement to us, and we have been fruitful in the land.'

Lo, for strife and debate ye fast, And to smite with the fist of wickedness, Ye fast not as to -day, To sound in the high place your voice.

Thou hast wrought for those trusting in Thee, Before sons of men. Thou hidest them in the secret place of Thy presence, From artifices of man, Thou concealest them in a tabernacle, From the strife of tongues.

And he having spoken this, there came a dissension of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees, and the crowd was divided, for Sadducees, indeed, say there is no rising again, nor messenger, nor spirit, but Pharisees confess both. And there came a great cry, and the scribes of the Pharisees' part having arisen, were striving, saying, 'No evil do we find in this man; and if a spirit spake to him, or a messenger, we may not fight against God;' read more.
and a great dissension having come, the chief captain having been afraid lest Paul may be pulled to pieces by them, commanded the soldiery, having gone down, to take him by force out of the midst of them, and to bring him to the castle.

there came, therefore, a sharp contention, so that they were parted from one another, and Barnabas having taken Mark, did sail to Cyprus,

for where zeal and rivalry are, there is insurrection and every evil matter;

Swallow up, O Lord, divide their tongue, For I saw violence and strife in a city.

and the land hath not suffered them to dwell together, for their substance hath been much, and they have not been able to dwell together; and there is a strife between those feeding Abram's cattle and those feeding Lot's cattle; and the Canaanite and the Perizzite are then dwelling in the land.

And the men of Ephraim are called together, and pass over northward, and say to Jephthah, 'Wherefore has thou passed over to fight against the Bene-Ammon, and on us hast not called to go with thee? thy house we burn over thee with fire.' And Jephthah saith unto them, 'A man of great strife I have been (I and my people) with the Bene-Ammon, and I call you, and ye have not saved me out of their hand, and I see that thou art not a saviour, and I put my life in my hand, and pass over unto the Bene-Ammon, and Jehovah giveth them into my hand -- and why have ye come up unto me this day to fight against me?' read more.
And Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead, and fighteth with Ephraim, and the men of Gilead smite Ephraim, because they said, 'Fugitives of Ephraim are ye Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim -- in the midst of Manasseh.' And Gilead captureth the passages of the Jordan to Ephraim, and it hath been, when any of the fugitives of Ephraim say, 'Let me pass over,' and the men of Gilead say to him, 'An Ephramite thou?' and he saith, 'No;' that they say to him, 'Say, I pray thee, Shibboleth;' and he saith, 'Sibboleth,' and is not prepared to speak right -- and they seize him, and slaughter him at the passages of the Jordan, and there fall at that time, of Ephraim, forty and two chiefs.

And he having spoken this, there came a dissension of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees, and the crowd was divided,

Therefore, again, there came a division among the Jews, because of these words,

there having been, therefore, not a little dissension and disputation to Paul and Barnabas with them, they arranged for Paul and Barnabas, and certain others of them, to go up unto the apostles and elders to Jerusalem about this question,

Whence are wars and fightings among you? not thence -- out of your passions, that are as soldiers in your members?

And Abraham reasoned with Abimelech concerning the matter of a well of water which Abimelech's servants have taken violently away,

And it is displeasing to Jacob, and he striveth with Laban; and Jacob answereth and saith to Laban, 'What is my transgression? what my sin, that thou hast burned after me?

there having been, therefore, not a little dissension and disputation to Paul and Barnabas with them, they arranged for Paul and Barnabas, and certain others of them, to go up unto the apostles and elders to Jerusalem about this question,

and the wife of Gilead beareth to him sons, and the wife's sons grow up and cast out Jephthah, and say to him, 'Thou dost not inherit in the house of our father; for son of another woman art thou.'

'How do I bear by myself your pressure, and your burden, and your strife?