Bible Verses About Quarreling
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for quarreling, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 3,991 votes, led by Proverbs 20:3. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Quarreling
Proverbs 20:3274 votes
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
Proverbs 17:14229 votes
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
2 Timothy 2:23-24214 votes
But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.
Proverbs 15:18173 votes
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
James 4:1-2153 votes
From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
Titus 3:9-11152 votes
But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
Titus 3:9146 votes
But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
Philippians 2:14129 votes
Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
James 4:1114 votes
From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
2 Timothy 2:23110 votes
But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.
Proverbs 18:6103 votes
A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
Proverbs 26:2198 votes
As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
Proverbs 26:1797 votes
He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
Romans 12:1889 votes
If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
Ephesians 4:31-3281 votes
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
Proverbs 21:1969 votes
It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
Romans 14:1-2369 votes
Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
2 Timothy 2:1468 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.
Matthew 5:965 votes
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
1 Corinthians 1:1065 votes
Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
1 Corinthians 15:3362 votes
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
James 4:1762 votes
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
2 Timothy 2:14-1759 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.
1 Corinthians 1:10-1155 votes
Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
Matthew 18:15-1753 votes
Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
What does the Bible say about quarreling?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 20:3 on the subject of quarreling. Across 3,991 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 17:14, 2 Timothy 2:23-24, Proverbs 15:18. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.