Bible Verses about “quarrelsome”
The Bible contains 21 verses about quarrelsome across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Let us walk properly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy.”
“not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;”
“You lust, and don't have. You kill, covet, and can't obtain. You fight and make war. You don't have, because you don't ask.”
“Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don't they come from your pleasures that war in your members?”
“but shun foolish questionings, genealogies, strife, and disputes about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.”
“Do all things without murmurings and disputes,”
“The Lord's servant must not quarrel, but be gentle towards all, able to teach, patient,”
“It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.”
“A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.”
“But refuse foolish and ignorant questionings, knowing that they generate strife.”
“in gentleness correcting those who oppose him: perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth,”
“and they may recover themselves out of the devil's snare, having been taken captive by him to his will.”
“It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling.”
“A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.”
“The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.”
“A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:”
“It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman.”
“Like one who grabs a dog's ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.”
“Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.”
“An angry man stirs up strife, and a wrathful man abounds in sin.”
“As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife.”