Strive not with a man without cause, If he have done thee no harm.
Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory thereof, and abide at home; for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there be quarrelling.
A fool's lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes.
He that passeth by, and vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, Is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
An angry man stirreth up strife, And a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.
And the Lord's servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing,