'Strife' in the Bible
But how can I alone bear up under the burden of your hardship and strife?
Or a person is chastened by pain on his bed, and with the continual strife of his bones,
Better is a dry crust of bread where there is quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.
Starting a quarrel is like letting out water; stop it before strife breaks out!
The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.
It is an honor for a person to cease from strife, but every fool quarrels.
Drive out the scorner and contention will leave; strife and insults will cease.
Like charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a contentious person to kindle strife.
For as the churning of milk produces butter and as punching the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife.
"I will provoke civil strife in Egypt, brothers will fight with each other, as will neighbors, cities, and kingdoms.
Why do you force me to witness injustice? Why do you put up with wrongdoing? Destruction and violence confront me; conflict is present and one must endure strife.
They are filled with every kind of unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, malice. They are rife with envy, murder, strife, deceit, hostility. They are gossips,
idolatry, sorcery, hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish rivalries, dissensions, factions,