Bible Verses about “strife”
The Bible contains 26 verses about strife 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,”
“¶ ‹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.›”
“These six [things] doth the LORD hate: yea, seven [are] an abomination unto him:”
“A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,”
“A false witness [that] speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.”
“An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,”
“‹But 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.›”
“‹And 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.›”
“¶ From whence [come] wars and fightings among you? [come they] not hence, [even] of your lusts that war in your members?”
“For where envying and strife [is], there [is] confusion and every evil work.”
“And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all [men], apt to teach, patient,”
“A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.”
“But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.”
“This wisdom descendeth not from above, but [is] earthly, sensual, devilish.”
“¶ 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;”
“¶ Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.”
“¶ [It is] an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.”
“¶ The beginning of strife [is as] when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.”
“¶ Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.”
“¶ Where no wood is, [there] the fire goeth out: so where [there is] no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.”
“¶ He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.”
“¶ An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.”