Bible Verses about “rivalry”
The Bible contains 9 verses about rivalry across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Envyings, 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.”
“Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are [these]; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,”
“Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,”
“[Let] nothing [be done] through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.”
“For where envying and strife [is], there [is] confusion and every evil work.”
“But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.”
“Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, [being] of one accord, of one mind.”
“No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.”
“But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who [should be] the greatest.”