Bible Verses about “quarrelsome”
Found 21 verses (ordered by relevance) about “quarrelsome” in the KJV version of the Bible
“Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.”
“Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;”
“Ye 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.”
“¶ From whence [come] wars and fightings among you? [come they] not hence, [even] of your lusts that war in your members?”
“¶ But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.”
“¶ Do all things without murmurings and disputings:”
“And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all [men], apt to teach, patient,”
“¶ [It is] better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.”
“¶ A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but [he that is] slow to anger appeaseth strife.”
“But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.”
“In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;”
“And [that] they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.”
“¶ [It is] an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.”
“¶ A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.”
“¶ The beginning of strife [is as] when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.”
“¶ A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.”
“¶ [It is] better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.”
“¶ He that passeth by, [and] meddleth with strife [belonging] not to him, [is like] one that taketh a dog by the ears.”
“¶ Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.”
“¶ An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.”
“[As] coals [are] to burning coals, and wood to fire; so [is] a contentious man to kindle strife.”