Contention

Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;

A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:

Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.

The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.

For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

• Persecution

Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me.

• Heart
• Pure
• Heart

Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease. He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend. The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.

A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

• Strife
• Slander

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.

Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.

• Strife

And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.

• Slander

A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

• House

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.

• Abraham
• Meekness

And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.

For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:

The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?

But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.

Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.

A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.

Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.