TOPICAL BIBLE
Strife
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Genesis 13:6But the land was unable to support both of them while they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they were unable to coexist.Genesis 13:7And there was discord between the herdsmen of Abram and the herdsmen of Lot. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were also living in the land.Genesis 13:8So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no contention between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen. After all, we are kinsmen.Genesis 21:25But when Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well that Abimelech’s servants had seized,Genesis 26:20But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen and said, “The water is ours!” So he named the well Esek, because they contended with him.Genesis 26:21Then they dug another well and quarreled over that one also; so he named it Sitnah.Genesis 26:22He moved on from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Rehoboth and said, “At last the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”Genesis 31:36Then Jacob became incensed and challenged Laban. “What is my crime?” he said. “For what sin of mine have you so hotly pursued me?Genesis 45:24Then Joseph sent his brothers on their way, and as they were leaving, he said to them, “Do not quarrel on the way!”Deuteronomy 1:12But how can I bear your troubles, burdens, and disputes all by myself?Judges 11:2And Gilead’s wife bore him sons who grew up, drove Jephthah out, and said to him, “You shall have no inheritance in our father’s house, because you are the son of another woman.”Judges 12:1Then the men of Ephraim assembled and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you inside!”Judges 12:2But Jephthah replied, “My people and I had a serious conflict with the Ammonites, and when I called, you did not save me out of their hands.Judges 12:3When I saw that you would not save me, I risked my life and crossed over to the Ammonites, and the LORD delivered them into my hand. Why then have you come today to fight against me?”Judges 12:4Jephthah then gathered all the men of Gilead and fought against Ephraim. And the men of Gilead struck them down because the Ephraimites had said, “You Gileadites are fugitives in Ephraim, living in the territories of Ephraim and Manasseh.”Judges 12:5The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Ephraim, and whenever a fugitive from Ephraim would say, “Let me cross over,” the Gileadites would ask him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he answered, “No,”Judges 12:6they told him, “Please say Shibboleth.” If he said, “Sibboleth,” because he could not pronounce it correctly, they seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. So at that time 42,000 Ephraimites were killed.2 Samuel 19:41Soon all the men of Israel came to the king and asked, “Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, take you away secretly and bring the king and his household across the Jordan, together with all of David’s men?”2 Samuel 19:42And all the men of Judah replied to the men of Israel, “We did this because the king is our relative. Why does this anger you? Have we ever eaten at the king’s expense or received anything for ourselves?”2 Samuel 19:43“We have ten shares in the king,” answered the men of Israel, “so we have more claim to David than you. Why then do you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of restoring our king?” But the men of Judah spoke more fiercely than the men of Israel.Psalm 31:20You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.Psalm 55:9O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.Psalm 80:6You make us contend with our neighbors; our enemies mock us.Proverbs 3:20By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew.Proverbs 6:12A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,Proverbs 6:13winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers.Proverbs 6:14With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.Proverbs 6:16There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:Proverbs 6:17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,Proverbs 6:18a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,Proverbs 6:19a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.Proverbs 10:12Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.Proverbs 13:10Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.Proverbs 15:18A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.Proverbs 16:28A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.Proverbs 17:1Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.Proverbs 17:14To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.Proverbs 17:19He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.Proverbs 18:6A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.Proverbs 18:19An offended brother is harder to win than a fortified city, and disputes are like the bars of a castle.Proverbs 19:13A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.Proverbs 20:3It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.Proverbs 21:19Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.Proverbs 22:10Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.Proverbs 23:29Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes?Proverbs 23:30Those who linger over wine, who go to taste mixed drinks.Proverbs 25:8do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?Proverbs 25:24Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.Proverbs 26:17Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.Proverbs 26:20Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.Proverbs 26:21Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.Proverbs 27:15A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—Proverbs 28:25A greedy man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.Proverbs 29:22An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.Proverbs 30:33For as the churning of milk yields butter, and the twisting of the nose draws blood, so the stirring of anger brings forth strife.”Isaiah 41:11Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish.Isaiah 41:12You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing.Isaiah 58:4You fast with contention and strife to strike viciously with your fist. You cannot fast as you do today and have your voice be heard on high.Habakkuk 1:3Why do You make me see iniquity? Why do You tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict abounds.Matthew 5:25Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.
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