'Strife' in the Bible
And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. Now the Canaanite and the Perizzite were dwelling then in the land.
So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no strife between you and me, nor between my herdsmen and your herdsmen, for we are brothers.
for in the wilderness of Zin, during the strife of the congregation, you rebelled against My command to treat Me as holy before their eyes at the water.” (These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.)
How can I alone bear the load and burden of you and your strife?
Jephthah said to them, “I and my people were at great strife with the sons of Ammon; when I called you, you did not deliver me from their hand.
You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the conspiracies of man;You keep them secretly in a shelter from the strife of tongues.
Confuse, O Lord, divide their tongues,For I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Who with perversity in his heart continually devises evil,Who spreads strife.
A false witness who utters lies,And one who spreads strife among brothers.
Hatred stirs up strife,But love covers all transgressions.
Through insolence comes nothing but strife,But wisdom is with those who receive counsel.
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife,But the slow to anger calms a dispute.
A perverse man spreads strife,And a slanderer separates intimate friends.
Better is a dry morsel and quietness with itThan a house full of feasting with strife.
The beginning of strife is like letting out water,So abandon the quarrel before it breaks out.
He who loves transgression loves strife;He who raises his door seeks destruction.
A fool’s lips bring strife,And his mouth calls for blows.
Keeping away from strife is an honor for a man,But any fool will quarrel.
Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go out,Even strife and dishonor will cease.
Like one who takes a dog by the earsIs he who passes by and meddles with strife not belonging to him.
Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
An arrogant man stirs up strife,But he who trusts in the Lord will prosper.
An angry man stirs up strife,And a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
For the churning of milk produces butter,And pressing the nose brings forth blood;So the churning of anger produces strife.
“Behold, you fast for contention and strife and to strike with a wicked fist.You do not fast like you do today to make your voice heard on high.
Woe to me, my mother, that you have borne meAs a man of strife and a man of contention to all the land!I have not lent, nor have men lent money to me,Yet everyone curses me.
Why do You make me see iniquity,And cause me to look on wickedness?Yes, destruction and violence are before me;Strife exists and contention arises.