Bible Verses About Strife

For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and quarrels about the law, because these things are pointless and worthless.

But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.

Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.

For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.

What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?

You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.

When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.