Bible Verses About Arguments
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for arguments, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 12,894 votes, led by 2 Timothy 2:16. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Arguments
2 Timothy 2:16480 votes
But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
2 Timothy 2:14471 votes
Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.
Proverbs 15:1458 votes
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
2 Timothy 2:23-25441 votes
But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.
Titus 3:9399 votes
But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
Philippians 2:14-16346 votes
Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
2 Corinthians 10:5333 votes
Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
1 Timothy 6:4325 votes
He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,
Proverbs 21:9286 votes
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
Romans 14:1285 votes
Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
James 1:19271 votes
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Proverbs 29:22225 votes
An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
Proverbs 13:10222 votes
Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
Revelation 11:1-19209 votes
And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.
1 Peter 3:15195 votes
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
Romans 14:19192 votes
Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
Proverbs 18:1-2191 votes
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
Proverbs 20:3186 votes
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
Revelation 1:1157 votes
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Luke 1:37155 votes
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
Philippians 2:14154 votes
Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
Proverbs 3:30152 votes
Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
Proverbs 15:28152 votes
The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
1 John 3:18150 votes
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
Proverbs 26:4-5145 votes
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
What does the Bible say about arguments?
Readers most often cite 2 Timothy 2:16 on the subject of arguments. Across 12,894 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 2 Timothy 2:14, Proverbs 15:1, 2 Timothy 2:23-25. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.