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, 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 the Kingdom of God.”
“Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness,”
“idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies,”
“doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;”
“For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.”
“But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."”
“make my joy full, by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;”
“No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God remains in us, and his love has been perfected in us.”
“But they were silent, for they had disputed one with another on the way about who was the greatest.”