Do not strive with a man without cause, when he has done you no harm.
You have indeed struck Edom, and your heart has lifted you up. Enjoy respect and sit at home. Why stir up trouble and fall, you and Judah with you?”
The beginning of strife is like letting out water; so stop the contention before fighting begins.
The lips of a fool enter into contention, and his mouth calls for a beating.
Like he who takes a passing dog by the ears, is one who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
An angry man stirs up strife, and a temperamental man abounds in transgression.
The servant of the Lord must not quarrel, but must be gentle toward all people, able to teach, patient,