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The 13 most-voted verses about quarreling, from 6 books, ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.

Proverbs 20:3 (BSB)

[It is] an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

Proverbs 20:3 (KJV)

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.

Proverbs 20:3 (WEB)

To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.

Proverbs 17:14 (BSB)

The beginning of strife [is as] when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.

Proverbs 17:14 (KJV)

The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

Proverbs 17:14 (WEB)

A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.

Proverbs 15:18 (BSB)

A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but [he that is] slow to anger appeaseth strife.

Proverbs 15:18 (KJV)

A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.

Proverbs 15:18 (WEB)

Do everything without complaining or arguing,

Philippians 2:14 (BSB)

Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

Philippians 2:14 (KJV)

Do all things without complaining and arguing,

Philippians 2:14 (WEB)

But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and quarrels about the law, because these things are pointless and worthless.

Titus 3:9 (BSB)

But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

Titus 3:9 (KJV)

but shun foolish questionings, genealogies, strife, and disputes about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

Titus 3:9 (WEB)

What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?

James 4:1 (BSB)

From whence [come] wars and fightings among you? [come they] not hence, [even] of your lusts that war in your members?

James 4:1 (KJV)

Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don’t they come from your pleasures that war in your members?

James 4:1 (WEB)

A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.

Proverbs 18:6 (BSB)

A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

Proverbs 18:6 (KJV)

A fool’s lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.

Proverbs 18:6 (WEB)

Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.

Proverbs 21:19 (BSB)

[It is] better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.

Proverbs 21:19 (KJV)

It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.

Proverbs 21:19 (WEB)

Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.

Proverbs 26:17 (BSB)

He that passeth by, [and] meddleth with strife [belonging] not to him, [is like] one that taketh a dog by the ears.

Proverbs 26:17 (KJV)

Like one who grabs a dog’s ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.

Proverbs 26:17 (WEB)

Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

Proverbs 26:21 (BSB)

[As] coals [are] to burning coals, and wood to fire; so [is] a contentious man to kindle strife.

Proverbs 26:21 (KJV)

As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife.

Proverbs 26:21 (WEB)

If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone.

Romans 12:18 (BSB)

If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

Romans 12:18 (KJV)

If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men.

Romans 12:18 (WEB)

Remind the believers of these things, charging them before God to avoid quarreling over words, which succeeds only in leading the listeners to ruin.

2 Timothy 2:14 (BSB)

Of these things put [them] in remembrance, charging [them] before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, [but] to the subverting of the hearers.

2 Timothy 2:14 (KJV)

Remind them of these things, charging them in the sight of the Lord that they don’t argue about words to no profit, to the subverting of those who hear.

2 Timothy 2:14 (WEB)

But reject foolish and ignorant speculation, for you know that it breeds quarreling.

2 Timothy 2:23 (BSB)

But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.

2 Timothy 2:23 (KJV)

But refuse foolish and ignorant questionings, knowing that they generate strife.

2 Timothy 2:23 (WEB)

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