Strife

How Nave’s arranged it

• General scriptures concerningGenesis 13:8Genesis 45:24Deuteronomy 1:12Psalms 31:20Psalms 55:9Psalms 80:6Proverbs 3:20Proverbs 6:12–14Proverbs 6:16–19Proverbs 10:12Proverbs 13:10Proverbs 15:18Proverbs 16:28Proverbs 17:1Proverbs 17:14Proverbs 17:19Proverbs 18:6Proverbs 18:19Proverbs 19:13Proverbs 20:3
• See Anger
• See Envy
• See Jealousy
• See Malice
• INSTANCES OF
• Between Abraham and Lot' s herdsmenGenesis 13:6Genesis 13:7
• Abimelech' sGenesis 21:25
• Isaac' s and those of GerarGenesis 26:20–22
• Laban and JacobGenesis 31:36
• IsraelitesDeuteronomy 1:12
• Jephthah and his brothersJudges 11:2

The passages, in Bible order (105)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Genesis 13:6

   But the land was unable to support both of them while they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they were unable to coexist.

   ›Commentary on Genesis 13:61 voice

   “In fact, since [Lot] had already deliberately begun to deviate from his uncle, the land could not support both of them dwelling together; indeed, no space can be large enough for those who love discord.… Even limited spaces are more than adequate for those who are meek and peace-loving, while for those whose mentality is one of discord even wide open spaces are too restricted.

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2. Genesis 13:7

   And there was discord between the herdsmen of Abram and the herdsmen of Lot. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were also living in the land.

   ›Commentary on Genesis 13:71 voice

   “Let us now consider who are the shepherds, and what living creatures they shepherd and what was the nature of the dispute between the shepherds of Abraham and those of Lot. Shepherds are those who govern the flocks. They are diligent and wise when they do not allow their animals to trample the farmlands with their feet or to damage the crops with their teeth. [They are] negligent and lazy when they do not invite their cattle to pasture on grassy fields rather than in planted areas but allow them to wander freely through the various garden crops.

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3. Genesis 13:8

   So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no contention between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen. After all, we are brothers.

   ›Commentary on Genesis 13:81 voice

   “Abraham made the division, because "the territory"—says Scripture—"was insufficient to contain them both," because they were too rich. It is a worldly vice that land is always insufficient for the rich. Nothing satisfies the greed of the rich. The richer one is, the more greedily one desires possessions. The rich man is eager to extend the boundaries of his field, to exclude his neighbor. Is this what Abraham was like? Not at all, although at the beginning he too was imperfect. For where could perfection have come from before the coming of Christ?

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4. Genesis 21:25

   But when Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well that Abimelech’s servants had seized,

   ›Commentary on Genesis 21:251 voice

   “And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water,....

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5. Genesis 26:20–22

   But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen and said, “The water is ours!” So he named the well Esek, because they contended with him.

   ›Commentary on Genesis 26:20–221 voice

   “And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen,....

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6. Genesis 31:36

   Then Jacob became incensed and challenged Laban. “What is my crime?” he said. “For what sin of mine have you so hotly pursued me?

   ›Commentary on Genesis 31:361 voice

   “And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban,....

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7. Genesis 45:24

   Then Joseph sent his brothers on their way, and as they were leaving, he said to them, “Do not quarrel on the way!”

   ›Commentary on Genesis 45:241 voice

   Now "he sent away his brothers, and they departed. And Joseph said to them, 'Be not angry on the way.' " How well he teaches us to guard against anger, for that can separate even brothers who love one another.… Is this not what our Lord Jesus said when he was about to depart from this body, when he was sending away his disciples, that they should not be angry on the way? For he says, "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you."

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8. Deuteronomy 1:12

   But how can I bear your troubles, burdens, and disputes all by myself?

   ›Commentary on Deuteronomy 1:121 voice

   “How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife? His meaning is, that he could not hear and try all their causes, and determine all their law suits, and decide the strifes and controversies which arose between them; it was too heavy for him, and brought too much trouble and incumbrance upon him.

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9. Judges 11:2

   And Gilead’s wife bore him sons who grew up, drove Jephthah out, and said to him, “You shall have no inheritance in our father’s house, because you are the son of another woman.”

   ›Commentary on Judges 11:21 voice

   “And Gilead's wife bare him sons,....

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10. Judges 12:1–6

    Then the men of Ephraim assembled and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you inside!”

    ›Commentary on Judges 12:1–61 voice

    “And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together,.... Or "cried" (r); got together by a cry or proclamation made: in the Hebrew text it is, "a man of Ephraim"; not a single man, but a body of men, who met together and joined as one man.

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11. 2 Samuel 19:41–43

    Soon all the men of Israel came to the king and asked, “Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, take you away secretly and bring the king and his household across the Jordan, together with all of David’s men?”

    ›Commentary on 2 Samuel 19:41–431 voice

    “And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king,.... A large number of them, the other part that did not come over with David, some of their principal men, who met him upon the road: and said unto the king, why have our brethren, the men of Judah, stolen thee away; secretly, privately, and unknown to them, and were bringing him back to Jerusalem: and have brought the king, and his household, and all David's men with him, over Jordan? him, and his family, and soldiers.

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12. Psalms 31:20

    You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.

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13. Psalms 55:9

    O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.

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14. Psalms 80:6

    You make us contend with our neighbors; our enemies mock us.

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15. Proverbs 3:20

    By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew.

    ›Commentary on Proverbs 3:201 voice

    “For in the beginning when He created the world and all that therein is, and when He was establishing things, wisdom worked with Him, even as Solomon saith, "The Lord by His wisdom laid the foundations of the earth, and He constructed the heavens by …

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16. Proverbs 6:12–14

    A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,

    ›Commentary on Proverbs 6:12–141 voice

    “The third and worst mode of breaking a vow occurs through apostatic rebellion, as when a man apostatizes from religious life. The first mode of breaking a vow is evil, the second worse, the third worst, because it is said: "An apostate man is a …

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