22 Bible Verses about nagging
Most Relevant Verses
There is precious treasure and oil in the house of the wise [who prepare for the future],
But a short-sighted and foolish man swallows it up and wastes it.
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop [on the flat roof, exposed to the weather]
Than in a house shared with a quarrelsome (contentious) woman.
A constant dripping on a day of steady rain
And a contentious (quarrelsome) woman are alike;
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop [on the flat roof, exposed to the weather]
Than in a house shared with a quarrelsome (contentious) woman.
And I discovered that [of all irrational sins none has been so destructive in beguiling one away from God as immoral women for] more bitter than death is the woman whose heart is [composed of] snares and nets, and whose hands are chains. Whoever pleases God will escape from her, but the sinner will be taken captive by her [evil].
yet because this widow continues to bother me, I will give her justice and legal protection; otherwise by continually coming she [will be an intolerable annoyance and she] will wear me out.’”
Like a broken tooth or an unsteady foot
Is confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble.
Better is a dry morsel [of food served] with quietness and peace
Than a house full of feasting [served] with strife and contention.
In that place there will be weeping [in sorrow and pain] and grinding of teeth [in distress and anger] when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves being thrown out and driven away.
A foolish (ungodly) son is destruction to his father,
And the contentions of a [quarrelsome] wife are like a constant dripping [of water].
When she pressured him day after day with her words and pleaded with him, he was annoyed to death.
Let your foot seldom be in your neighbor’s house,
Or he will become tired of you and hate you.
A virtuous and excellent wife [worthy of honor] is the crown of her husband,
But she who shames him [with her foolishness] is like rottenness in his bones.
Then He said to them, “Suppose one of you has a friend, and goes to him at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves [of bread];
Fathers, do not provoke or irritate or exasperate your children [with demands that are trivial or unreasonable or humiliating or abusive; nor by favoritism or indifference; treat them tenderly with lovingkindness], so they will not lose heart and become discouraged or unmotivated [with their spirits broken].
Whoever attempts to restrain her [criticism] might as well try to stop the wind,
And grasps oil with his right hand.
However Samson’s wife wept before him seven days while their [wedding] feast lasted, and on the seventh day he told her because she pressed him so hard. Then she told the [answer to the] riddle to her countrymen.
She continued doing this for several days. Then Paul, being greatly annoyed and worn out, turned and said to the spirit [inside her], “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ [as His representative] to come out of her!” And it came out at that very moment.
Those who passed by were hurling abuse at Him and jeering at Him, wagging their heads [in scorn and ridicule],
The soul of the wicked desires evil [like an addictive substance];
His neighbor finds no compassion in his eyes.
Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
So is the lazy one to those who send him to work.
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