Bible Verses About Sibling Rivalry
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for sibling rivalry, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,720 votes, led by Proverbs 15:1. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Sibling Rivalry
Proverbs 15:1219 votes
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
1 Corinthians 13:4-6152 votes
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
1 John 3:17137 votes
But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
1 John 4:20131 votes
If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
James 4:1130 votes
From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
Romans 12:1899 votes
If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
Luke 12:1286 votes
For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.
Matthew 5:21-2271 votes
Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
1 Thessalonians 5:1568 votes
See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
James 5:968 votes
Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
1 Peter 4:863 votes
And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
Psalms 133:158 votes
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
Proverbs 22:654 votes
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
1 John 3:1553 votes
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
James 1:2-351 votes
My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
Ephesians 6:1-237 votes
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
1 Peter 2:1732 votes
Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
Proverbs 18:1929 votes
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Luke 15:3126 votes
And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.
Matthew 5:1223 votes
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
John 3:1620 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Matthew 18:617 votes
But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
Ephesians 4:1-3217 votes
I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
Matthew 5:1315 votes
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
1 Peter 5:515 votes
Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
What does the Bible say about sibling rivalry?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 15:1 on the subject of sibling rivalry. Across 1,720 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 1 Corinthians 13:4-6, 1 John 3:17, 1 John 4:20. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.