Strife

Proverbs 18:7

A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

Proverbs 15:18

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

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 28:8

Abstain from strife, and thou shalt diminish thy sins: for a furious man will kindle strife,

Proverbs 26:21-22

As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife. The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

James 3:14-16

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

Where envying and strife is, there is

Confusion and every evil work

2 Corinthians 12:20

For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

1 Corinthians 3:3

For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

Proverbs 28: 25

He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.

Philippians 2:3

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

Romans 13:13

Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

Proverbs 13:10

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

Contention

The act of contending; strife, struggle, controversy, dispute, quarrel, etc.

Proverbs 26:20-21

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth. As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.

Ephesians 4:2-3

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Strife

angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict.

Let nothing be done through

strife or vainglory

Abstain from__________, and thou shalt diminish thy ____: for a furious man will kindle _______,

strife sins strife

A soft answer turns away

wrath