Bible Verses About Strife

Idolatry, witchcrafts, enmities, contentions, emulations, wraths, quarrels, dissensions, sects,

Envies, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like. Of the which I foretell you, as I have foretold to you, that they who do such things shall not obtain the kingdom of God.

Careful to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Some indeed, even out of envy and contention: but some also for good will preach Christ.

Some out of charity, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.

Let nothing be done through contention: neither by vain glory. But in humility, let each esteem others better than themselves:

And do ye all things without murmurings and hesitations:

That you may be blameless and sincere children of God, without reproof, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation: among whom you shine as lights in the world.

Now the end of the commandment is charity from a pure heart, and a good conscience, and an unfeigned faith.

From which things some, going astray, are turned aside unto vain babbling:

Desiring to be teachers of the law: understanding neither the things they say, nor whereof they affirm.

I will therefore that men pray in every place, lifting up pure hands, without anger and contention.

It behoveth therefore a bishop to be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, prudent, of good behaviour, chaste, given to hospitality, a teacher,

Not given to wine, no striker, but modest, not quarrelsome, not covetous, but

If any man teach otherwise and consent not to the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and to that doctrine which is according to godliness,

He is proud, knowing nothing, but sick about questions and strifes of words; from which arise envies, contentions, blasphemies, evil suspicions,

Conflicts of men corrupted in mind and who are destitute of the truth, supposing gain to be godliness.

O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding the profane novelties of words and oppositions of knowledge falsely so called.

Which some promising, have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.

Of these things put them in mind, charging them before the Lord. Contend not in words: for it is to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.

And avoid foolish and unlearned questions, knowing that they beget strifes.

But the servant of the Lord must not wrangle: but be mild toward all men, apt to teach, patient,

With modesty admonishing them that resist the truth: if peradventure God may give them repentance to know the truth;

Admonish them to be subject to princes and powers, to obey at a word, to be ready to every good work.

To speak evil of no man, not to be litigious but gentle: shewing all mildness towards all men.