TOPICAL BIBLE
Strife
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Genesis 13:6And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.Genesis 13:7And there was a strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdsmen of Lot’s cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelt then in the land.Genesis 13:8And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen; for we are brethren.Genesis 21:25And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of the well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.Genesis 26:20And the herdsmen of Gerar strove with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.Genesis 26:21And they digged another well, and they strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.Genesis 26:22And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now Jehovah hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.Genesis 31:36And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast hotly pursued after me?Genesis 45:24So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way.Deuteronomy 1:12How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?Judges 11:2And Gilead’s wife bare him sons; and when his wife’s sons grew up, they drove out Jepthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father’s house; for thou art the son of another woman.Judges 12:1And the men of Ephraim were gathered together, and passed northward; and they said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thy house upon thee with fire.Judges 12:2And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye saved me not out of their hand.Judges 12:3And when I saw that ye saved me not, I put my life in my hand, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and Jehovah delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?Judges 12:4Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim; and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye are fugitives of Ephraim, ye Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim, and in the midst of Manasseh.Judges 12:5And the Gileadites took the fords of the Jordan against the Ephraimites. And it was so, that, when any of the fugitives of Ephraim said, Let me go over, the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;Judges 12:6then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth; and he said Sibboleth; for he could not frame to pronounce it right: then they laid hold on him, and slew him at the fords of the Jordan. And there fell at that time of Ephraim forty and two thousand.2 Samuel 19:41And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and brought the king, and his household, over the Jordan, and all David’s men with him?2 Samuel 19:42And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us: wherefore then are ye angry for this matter? have we eaten at all at the king’s cost? or hath he given us any gift?2 Samuel 19:43And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.Psalm 31:20In the covert of thy presence wilt thou hide them from the plottings of man: Thou wilt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.Psalm 55:9Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongue; For I have seen violence and strife in the city.Psalm 80:6Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbors; And our enemies laugh among themselves.Proverbs 3:20By his knowledge the depths were broken up, And the skies drop down the dew.Proverbs 6:12A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;Proverbs 6:13That winketh with his eyes, that speaketh with his feet, That maketh signs with his fingers;Proverbs 6:14In whose heart is perverseness, Who deviseth evil continually, Who soweth discord.Proverbs 6:16There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him:Proverbs 6:17Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood;Proverbs 6:18A heart that deviseth wicked purposes, Feet that are swift in running to mischief,Proverbs 6:19A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.Proverbs 10:12Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.Proverbs 13:10By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom.Proverbs 15:18A wrathful man stirreth up contention; But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.Proverbs 16:28A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.Proverbs 17:1Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than a house full of feasting with strife.Proverbs 17:14The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.Proverbs 17:19He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.Proverbs 18:6A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes.Proverbs 18:19A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; And such contentions are like the bars of a castle.Proverbs 19:13A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.Proverbs 20:3It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.Proverbs 21:19It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman.Proverbs 22:10Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out; Yea, strife and ignominy will cease.Proverbs 23:29Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? Who hath complaining? who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes?Proverbs 23:30They that tarry long at the wine; They that go to seek out mixed wine.Proverbs 25:8Go not forth hastily to strive, Lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, When thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.Proverbs 25:24It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.Proverbs 26:17He that passeth by, and vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, Is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.Proverbs 26:20For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.Proverbs 26:21As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to inflame strife.Proverbs 27:15A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike:Proverbs 28:25He that is of a greedy spirit stirreth up strife; But he that putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be made fat.Proverbs 29:22An angry man stirreth up strife, And a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.Proverbs 30:33For the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood; So the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.Isaiah 41:11Behold, all they that are incensed against thee shall be put to shame and confounded: they that strive with thee shall be as nothing, and shall perish.Isaiah 41:12Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contend with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.Isaiah 58:4Behold, ye fast for strife and contention, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye fast not this day so as to make your voice to be heard on high.Habakkuk 1:3Why dost thou show me iniquity, and look upon perverseness? for destruction and violence are before me; and there is strife, and contention riseth up.Matthew 5:25Agree with thine adversary quickly, while thou art with him in the way; lest haply the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
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