'Quarrel' in the Bible
And there was a quarrel between the herdsmen of the livestock of Abram and the herdsmen of the livestock of Lot. Now at that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land.
But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen and said, “The water is ours!” So he named the well Quarrel because they quarreled with him.
He moved from there and dug another, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Open Spaces and said, “For now the Lord has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”
Then Joseph sent his brothers away, and they left for home. As they were leaving, Joseph admonished them, "Don't quarrel on the way back!"
Therefore the people quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water that we may drink.” And Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the Lord?”
He named the place Massah and Meribah because of the quarrel of the sons of Israel, and because they tested the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord among us, or not?”
“When men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or his fist, and the injured man does not die but is confined to bed,
And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.
Also ask yourselves: do you have a better case than Zippor's son Balak, king of Moab? Did he ever have a quarrel with Israel or ever win a fight against them?
And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.
Do not quarrel with anyone without cause, when he did not do you harm.
A quick-tempered person stirs up dissension, but one who is slow to anger calms a quarrel.
Starting a quarrel is like spilling water so drop the dispute before it escalates.
He loveth transgression that loveth a quarrel; he that maketh high his gate seeketh destruction.
It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute,but any fool can get himself into a quarrel.
Drive out a scoffer and strife will go out; quarrel and abuse will cease.
Do not rush out to argue your case [before magistrates or judges];Otherwise what will you do in the end [when your case is lost and]When your neighbor (opponent) humiliates you?
A person who is passing by and meddles in a quarrel that’s not hisis like one who grabs a dog by the ears.
For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.
Those who quarrel with you will be as nothing; those who fight you like nothing at all!"
But this is what the LORD says: "He will seize even the warriors' plunder, and the captives of tyrants will be rescued. I myself will quarrel with those who have a quarrel with you, and I myself will save your children.
Look! You fast to quarrel and strife, and to strike with a {wicked fist}. You shall not fast as [you do] {today}, to {make your voice heard} on the height.
Yahweh has a quarrel with Judah and will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.
He will not quarrel or shout, and no one will hear him shouting in the streets.
Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:
So the Jews began to quarrel {among themselves}, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"
Now Herod had been in a violent quarrel with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they came to him as a group. After they had won over Blastus, who oversaw security for the king's sleeping quarters, they asked for a peace agreement because their country depended on the king's country for food.
After he said that, an angry quarrel broke out between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided,
The quarrel was becoming violent, and the tribune was afraid that they would tear Paul to pieces. So he ordered the soldiers to go down, take him away from them by force, and bring him into the barracks.
If anyone intends to quarrel about this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.
Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
The Lord’s slave must not quarrel, but must be gentle to everyone, able to teach, and patient,