'Strife' in the Bible
And 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.
And 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.
because ye rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the waters before their eyes. (These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.)
How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?
And 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.
And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The king delivered us out of the hand of our enemies, and he saved us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land from Absalom.
He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, And with continual strife in his bones;
In 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.
Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongue; For I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbors; And our enemies laugh among themselves.
A wrathful man stirreth up contention; But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than a house full of feasting with strife.
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.
Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out; Yea, strife and ignominy will cease.
He that passeth by, and vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, Is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to inflame strife.
He that is of a greedy spirit stirreth up strife; But he that putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be made fat.
An angry man stirreth up strife, And a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.
For the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood; So the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
Behold, 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.
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 not lent, neither have men lent to me; yet every one of them doth curse me.
Why dost thou show me iniquity, and look upon perverseness? for destruction and violence are before me; and there is strife, and contention riseth up.
being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
Let us walk becomingly, as in the day; not in revelling and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and jealousy.
for ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you jealousy and strife, are ye not carnal, and do ye not walk after the manner of men?
For I fear, lest by any means, when I come, I should find you not such as I would, and should myself be found of you such as ye would not; lest by any means there should be'strife, jealousy, wraths, factions, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults;
idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousies, wraths, factions, divisions, parties,
Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:
he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but doting about questionings and disputes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,