Quarreling

Do not contend with a person for no reason, If he has done you no harm.

A worthless person, a wicked man, Is one who walks with a perverse mouth,

Who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet, Who points with his fingers;

Who, with perversion in his heart, continually devises evil, Who spreads strife.

There are six things that the LORD hates, Seven that are an abomination to Him:

Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood,

A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that run rapidly to evil,

A false witness who declares lies, And one who spreads strife among brothers.

Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all offenses.

Through overconfidence comes nothing but strife, But wisdom is with those who receive counsel.

Better is a dry morsel and quietness with it Than a house full of feasting with strife.

It is better to live in a desert land Than with a contentious and irritating woman.

Drive out the scoffer, and strife will leave, Even quarreling and dishonor will cease.

Do not go out hastily to argue your case; Otherwise, what will you do in the end, When your neighbor humiliates you?

It is better to live on a corner of the roof, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

Like one who takes a dog by the ears, So is one who passes by and meddles with strife not belonging to him.

For the churning of milk produces butter, And pressing the nose produces blood; So the churning of anger produces strife.

Come to good terms with your accuser quickly, while you are with him on the way to court, so that your accuser will not hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you will not be thrown into prison.

Remind them of these things, and solemnly exhort them in the presence of God not to dispute about words, which is useless and leads to the ruin of the listeners.