James 4:1-2

The evil of quarrelling

See also

Exodus 21:18-19
Proverbs 10:12; 13:10; 15:18; 20:3; 21:9; 22:10; 26:20-21; 27:15-16; 30:33
2 Timothy 2:23
1 Corinthians 3:3

Quarrelsomeness is unfitting for God's people

1 Timothy 3:2-3

See also

Proverbs 17:19
Isaiah 58:4
Romans 13:12-14
2 Corinthians 12:20
1 Timothy 6:3-5
2 Timothy 2:14,23-24
1 Corinthians 1:10-12

Examples of quarrelsomeness

See also

Genesis 13:7-8; 26:20-22
Exodus 17:1-7
Numbers 20:1-13

NIV footnote at verse 7

Deuteronomy 33:8
Psalms 95:8 fn; 106:32

NIV footnote at verse 13

Mark 9:33-34
Luke 22:24
Philippians 4:2-3

pp Lk 9:46

See also

5789 anger
5834 disagreement
5965 temperament
6221 rebellion
8829 superstition