Bible Verses About Strife

Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

A heart that deviseth wicked plots, feet that are swift to run into mischief,

A deceitful witness that uttereth lies, and him that soweth discord among brethren.

Hatred stirreth up strifes: and charity covereth all sins.

Among the proud there are always contentions: but they that do all things with counsel, are ruled by wisdom.

A passionate man stirreth up strifes: he that is patient appeaseth those that are stirred up.

A perverse man stirreth up quarrels: and one full of words separateth princes.

Better is a dry morsel with joy, than a house full of victims with strife.

The beginning of quarrels is as when one letteth out water: and before he suffereth reproach, he forsaketh judgment.

He that studieth discords, loveth quarrels: and he that exalteth his door, seeketh ruin.

The lips of a fool intermeddle with strife: and his mouth provoketh quarrels.

A brother that is helped by his brother, is like a strong city: and judgments are like the bars of cities.

A foolish son is the grief of his father: and a wrangling wife is like a roof continually dropping through.

It is an honour for a man to separate himself from quarrels: but all fools are meddling with reproaches.

Say not: I will return evil: wait for the Lord, and he will deliver thee.

It is better to dwell in a wilderness, than with a quarrelsome and passionate woman.

Cast out the scoffer, and contention shall go out with him, and quarrels and reproaches shall cease.

Who hath woe? whose father hath woe? who hath contentions? who falls into pits? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

Surely they that pass their time in wine, and study to drink off their cups.

The things which thy eyes have seen, utter not hastily in a quarrel: lest afterward thou mayst not be able to make amends, when thou hast dishonoured thy friend.

It is better to sit in a corner of the housetop: than with a brawling woman, and in a common house.

As he that taketh a dog by the ears, so is he that passeth by in anger, and meddleth with another man's quarrel.

When the wood faileth, the fire shall go out: and when the talebearer is taken away, contentions shall cease.

As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire, so an angry man stirreth up strife.

Roofs dropping through in a cold day, and a contentious woman are alike.