- James 3:16
For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there.
- Galatians 5:19-21
Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
- Proverbs 13:10
By pride comes nothing but strife,
But with the well-advised is wisdom.
- Proverbs 15:1
A soft answer turns away wrath,
But a harsh word stirs up anger.
- Proverbs 30:33
For as the churning of milk produces butter,
And wringing the nose produces blood,
So the forcing of wrath produces strife.
- Isaiah 59:8
The way of peace they have not known,
And there is no justice in their ways;
They have made themselves crooked paths;
Whoever takes that way shall not know peace.
- 1 Corinthians 1:10-12
Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. For it has been declared to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe's household, that there are contentions among you. Now I say this, that each of you says, "I am of Paul," or "I am of Apollos," or "I am of Cephas," or "I am of Christ."
- Ephesians 2:14-16
For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace, and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity.
- James 4:1
Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members?
- Genesis 13:5-9
Lot also, who went with Abram, had flocks and herds and tents. Now the land was not able to support them, that they might dwell together, for their possessions were so great that they could not dwell together. And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen of Lot's livestock. The Canaanites and the Perizzites then dwelt in the land. So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no strife between you and me, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are brethren. Is not the whole land before you? Please separate from me. If you take the left, then I will go to the right; or, if you go to the right, then I will go to the left.”
- Exodus 23:2-3
You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; nor shall you testify in a dispute so as to turn aside after many to pervert justice. You shall not show partiality to a poor man in his dispute.
- Exodus 23:6
'You shall not pervert the judgment of your poor in his dispute.
- Leviticus 19:16
You shall not go about as a talebearer among your people; nor shall you take a stand against the life of your neighbor: I am the LORD.
- Numbers 20:13
This was the water of Meribah, because the children of Israel contended with the LORD, and He was hallowed among them.
- Numbers 20:24
“Aaron shall be gathered to his people, for he shall not enter the land which I have given to the children of Israel, because you rebelled against My word at the water of Meribah.
- Numbers 27:14
For in the Wilderness of Zin, during the strife of the congregation, you rebelled against My command to hallow Me at the waters before their eyes.” (These are the waters of Meribah, at Kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin.)
- Deuteronomy 1:12
How can I alone bear your problems and your burdens and your complaints?
- Deuteronomy 17:8
“If a matter arises which is too hard for you to judge, between degrees of guilt for bloodshed, between one judgment or another, or between one punishment or another, matters of controversy within your gates, then you shall arise and go up to the place which the LORD your God chooses.
- Deuteronomy 19:17
then both men in the controversy shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges who serve in those days.
- Deuteronomy 21:5
Then the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come near, for the LORD your God has chosen them to minister to Him and to bless in the name of the LORD; by their word every controversy and every assault shall be settled.
- Deuteronomy 25:1
“If there is a dispute between men, and they come to court, that the judges may judge them, and they justify the righteous and condemn the wicked,
- Deuteronomy 32:51
because you trespassed against Me among the children of Israel at the waters of Meribah Kadesh, in the Wilderness of Zin, because you did not hallow Me in the midst of the children of Israel.
- Deuteronomy 33:8
And of Levi he said:
“Let Your Thummim and Your Urim be with Your holy one,
Whom You tested at Massah,
And with whom You contended at the waters of Meribah,
- Judges 12:2
And Jephthah said to them, 'My people and I were in a great struggle with the people of Ammon; and when I called you, you did not deliver me out of their hands.
- 2 Samuel 19:9
Now all the people were in a dispute throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, “The king saved us from the hand of our enemies, he delivered us from the hand of the Philistines, and now he has fled from the land because of Absalom.
- 2 Samuel 22:44
“You have also delivered me from the strivings of my people;
You have kept me as the head of the nations.
A people I have not known shall serve me.
- 2 Chronicles 19:8
Moreover in Jerusalem, for the judgment of the LORD and for controversies, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites and priests, and some of the chief fathers of Israel, when they returned to Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 19:10
Whatever case comes to you from your brethren who dwell in their cities, whether of bloodshed or offenses against law or commandment, against statutes or ordinances, you shall warn them, lest they trespass against the LORD and wrath come upon you and your brethren. Do this, and you will not be guilty.
- Esther 1:18
This very day the noble ladies of Persia and Media will say to all the king’s officials that they have heard of the behavior of the queen. Thus there will be excessive contempt and wrath.
- Job 33:19
“Man is also chastened with pain on his bed,
And with strong pain in many of his bones,
- Psalm 18:43
You have delivered me from the strivings of the people;
You have made me the head of the nations;
A people I have not known shall serve me.
- Psalm 31:20
You shall hide them in the secret place of Your presence
From the plots of man;
You shall keep them secretly in a pavilion
From the strife of tongues.
- Psalm 55:9
Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues,
For I have seen violence and strife in the city.
- Psalm 56:6
They gather together,
They hide, they mark my steps,
When they lie in wait for my life.
- Psalm 80:6
You have made us a strife to our neighbors,
And our enemies laugh among themselves.
- Psalm 106:32
They angered Him also at the waters of strife,
So that it went ill with Moses on account of them;
- Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirs up strife,
But love covers all sins.
- Proverbs 15:18
A wrathful man stirs up strife,
But he who is slow to anger allays contention.
- Proverbs 16:28
A perverse man sows strife,
And a whisperer separates the best of friends.
- Proverbs 17:1
Better is a dry morsel with quietness,
Than a house full of feastingwith strife.
- Proverbs 17:14
The beginning of strife is like releasing water;
Therefore stop contention before a quarrel starts.
- Proverbs 17:19
He who loves transgression loves strife,
And he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.
- Proverbs 18:6
A fool's lips enter into contention,
And his mouth calls for blows.
- Proverbs 18:18
Casting lots causes contentions to cease,
And keeps the mighty apart.
- Proverbs 20:3
It is honorable for a man to stop striving,
Since any fool can start a quarrel.
- Proverbs 22:10
Cast out the scoffer, and contention will leave;
Yes, strife and reproach will cease.
- Proverbs 23:29
Who has woe?
Who has sorrow?
Who has contentions?
Who has complaints?
Who has wounds without cause?
Who has redness of eyes?
- Proverbs 26:20-21
Where there is no wood, the fire goes out;
And where there is no talebearer, strife ceases.
As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire,
So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
- Proverbs 28:25
He who is of a proud heart stirs up strife,
But he who trusts in the LORD will be prospered.
- Proverbs 29:22
An angry man stirs up strife,
And a furious man abounds in transgression.
- Isaiah 34:8
For it is the day of the LORD's vengeance,
The year of recompense for the cause of Zion.
- Isaiah 54:15
Indeed they shall surely assemble, but not because of Me.
Whoever assembles against you shall fall for your sake.
- Isaiah 58:3-4
'Why have we fasted,' they say, 'and You have not seen?
Why have we afflicted our souls, and You take no notice?'
"In fact, in the day of your fast you find pleasure,
And exploit all your laborers.
Indeed you fast for strife and debate,
And to strike with the fist of wickedness.
You will not fast as you do this day,
To make your voice heard on high.
- Jeremiah 15:10
Woe is me, my mother,
That you have borne me,
A man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth!
I have neither lent for interest,
Nor have men lent to me for interest.
Every one of them curses me.
- Ezekiel 47:19
“The south side, toward the South,shall be from Tamar to the waters of Meribah by Kadesh, along the brook to the Great Sea. This is the south side, toward the South.
- Ezekiel 48:28
by the border of Gad, on the south side, toward the South, the border shall be from Tamar to the waters of Meribah by Kadesh, along the brook to the Great Sea.
- Daniel 11:10
However his sons shall stir up strife, and assemble a multitude of great forces; and one shall certainly come and overwhelm and pass through; then he shall return to his fortress and stir up strife.
- Hosea 4:1
Hear the word of the LORD,
You children of Israel,
For the LORD brings a charge against the inhabitants of the land:
"There is no truth or mercy
Or knowledge of God in the land.
- Micah 6:2
Hear, O you mountains, the LORD’s complaint,
And you strong foundations of the earth;
For the LORD has a complaint against His people,
And He will contend with Israel.
- Habakkuk 1:3
Why do You show me iniquity,
And cause me to see trouble?
For plundering and violence are before me;
There is strife, and contention arises.
- Luke 22:24
Now there was also a dispute among them, as to which of them should be considered the greatest.
- Acts 15:2
Therefore, when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and dispute with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them should go up to Jerusalem, to the apostles and elders, about this question.
- Acts 23:10
Now when there arose a great dissension, the commander, fearing lest Paul might be pulled to pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks.
- Romans 1:29
being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers,
- Romans 12:21
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
- 1 Corinthians 3:2-4
I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able; for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere men? For when one says, "I am of Paul," and another, "I am of Apollos," are you not carnal?
- 1 Corinthians 6:7-8
Now therefore, it is already an utter failure for you that you go to law against one another. Why do you not rather accept wrong? Why do you not rather let yourselves be cheated? No, you yourselves do wrong and cheat, and you do these things to your brethren!
- 2 Corinthians 12:20
For I fear lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I wish, and that I shall be found by you such as you do not wish; lest there be contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, backbitings, whisperings, conceits, tumults;
- Galatians 5:15
But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another!
- Ephesians 2:2
in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience,
- Philippians 1:15-16
Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from goodwill: The former preach Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my chains;
- Philippians 2:3
Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.
- 1 Timothy 6:12
Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
- 2 Timothy 2:23
But avoid foolish and ignorant disputes, knowing that they generate strife.
- 2 Timothy 4:7
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
- Titus 3:9
But avoid foolish disputes, genealogies, contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and useless.
- Hebrews 6:16
For men indeed swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is for them an end of all dispute.
- James 3:8
But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
- James 3:14
But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth.
Related Scriptures
- James 3:17-18
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
- Romans 12:18-19
If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men. Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay," says the Lord.
- Ephesians 4:3
endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
- 1 Peter 2:21
For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps:
- 1 Peter 2:23
who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously;
- Matthew 5:9
Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God.
- John 13:34-35
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."
- 1 Corinthians 4:6-7
Now these things, brethren, I have figuratively transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes, that you may learn in us not to think beyond what is written, that none of you may be puffed up on behalf of one against the other. For who makes you differ from another? And what do you have that you did not receive? Now if you did indeed receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?
- Ephesians 6:11
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
- Hebrews 12:14
Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord:
- James 4:7
Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
- Psalm 34:14
Depart from evil and do good;
Seek peace and pursue it.
- Psalm 34:17-19
The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears,
And delivers them out of all their troubles.
The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart,
And saves such as have a contrite spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
But the LORD delivers him out of them all.
- Proverbs 16:7
When a man’s ways please the LORD,
He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
- Matthew 5:3
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
- Romans 14:19
Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another.
- 1 Corinthians 12:13
For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and have all been made to drink into one Spirit.
- Galatians 5:14
For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."
- Ephesians 4:1
I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called,
- Ephesians 4:13
till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;
- Ephesians 4:16
from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.
- Colossians 3:15
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.
- Hebrews 11:36-37
Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented—
- James 3:13
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom.
- James 3:15
This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic.