quarrels

The 17 most-voted verses about quarrels, from 10 books, ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

James 4:1–2

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1What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you? 2You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.

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1From whence [come] wars and fightings among you? [come they] not hence, [even] of your lusts that war in your members? 2Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

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1Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don’t they come from your pleasures that war in your members? 2You lust, and don’t have. You murder and covet, and can’t obtain. You fight and make war. You don’t have, because you don’t ask.

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Proverbs 17:14

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

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

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

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Proverbs 20:3

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

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

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

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2 Timothy 2:23–24

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23But reject foolish and ignorant speculation, for you know that it breeds quarreling. 24And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing.

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23But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. 24And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all [men], apt to teach, patient,

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23But refuse foolish and ignorant questionings, knowing that they generate strife. 24The Lord’s servant must not quarrel, but be gentle toward all, able to teach, patient,

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Proverbs 15:18

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

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

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

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Titus 3:9

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

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

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

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Philippians 2:14

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Do everything without complaining or arguing,

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Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

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Do all things without complaining and arguing,

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Matthew 5:9

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Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.

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Blessed [are] the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

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Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.

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1 Corinthians 1:10–11

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10I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be united in mind and conviction. 11My brothers, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you.

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10Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and [that] there be no divisions among you; but [that] ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. 11For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them [which are of the house] of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

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10Now I beg you, brothers, through 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 perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment. 11For it has been reported to me concerning you, my brothers, by those who are from Chloe’s household, that there are contentions among you.

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Proverbs 18:6

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

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

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

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Proverbs 26:21

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

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

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

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Romans 13:13

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Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.

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Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

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Let’s walk properly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy.

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Galatians 5:19–21

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19The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; 20idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, 21and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

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19Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are [these]; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 21Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told [you] in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

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19Now the deeds of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness, 20idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies, 21envy, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit God’s Kingdom.

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Ephesians 4:31–32

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31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice. 32Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

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31Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 32And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

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31Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander be put away from you, with all malice. 32And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

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Proverbs 26:17

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

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

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

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Matthew 18:15–17

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15If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. 16But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ 17If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.

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15¶ Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. 16But if he will not hear [thee, then] take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. 17And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell [it] unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.

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15“If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother. 16But if he doesn’t listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. 17If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the assembly. If he refuses to hear the assembly also, let him be to you as a Gentile or a tax collector.

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Romans 12:18

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

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

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

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17 verses, from 10 books:

  • Proverbs (6)
  • Matthew (2)
  • Romans (2)
  • 1 Corinthians (1)
  • Galatians (1)
  • Ephesians (1)
  • Philippians (1)
  • 2 Timothy (1)
  • Titus (1)
  • James (1)

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