Quarrelsome
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
(a.) Apt to argue; given to contention; easily irritated or provoked to contest; irascible; choleric.
Greek
3164. machomai -- to fight
... Word Origin a prim. verb Definition to fight NASB Word Usage argue (1), fight
(1), fighting together (1), quarrelsome (1). fight, strive. ...
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269. amachos -- abstaining from fighting
... from fighting. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: amachos Phonetic Spelling:
(am'-akh-os) Short Definition: not quarrelsome, peaceable Definition ...
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3943. paroinos -- given to wine, drunken
... Adjective Transliteration: paroinos Phonetic Spelling: (par'-oy-nos) Short Definition:
given to wine, drunken Definition: given to wine, drunken, quarrelsome. ...
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4131. plektes -- a striker
... bully, striker. From plesso; a smiter, ie Pugnacious (quarrelsome) -- striker. see
GREEK plesso. (plekten) -- 2 Occurrences. 4130, 4131. plektes. 4132 . ...
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Library

Psalm 120. Complaint of Quarrelsome Neighbours; Or, a Devout Wish ...
... THE Psalms of David, In Metre. Psalm 120. Complaint of quarrelsome neighbours;
or, A devout wish for peace. 1 Thou God of love, thou ...
/.../watts/the psalms of david/psalm 120 complaint of quarrelsome.htm

Psalm 120 Complaint of Quarrelsome Neighbors; Or, a Devout Wish ...
... THE PSALMS OF DAVID PSALM 120 Complaint of quarrelsome neighbors; or, A devout wish
for peace. ... Complaint of quarrelsome neighbors; or, A devout wish for peace. ...
/.../the psalms and hymns of isaac watts/psalm 120 complaint of quarrelsome.htm

Whether Strife is Always a Sin?
... x) that the word "rixosus [quarrelsome] is derived from the snarling [rictu] of
a dog, because the quarrelsome man is ever ready to contradict; he delights in ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether strife is always a.htm

Whether Quarreling is a More Grievous Sin than Flattery?
... 2: Further, there appears to be a certain amount of deceit in flattery, since the
flatterer says one thing, and thinks another: whereas the quarrelsome man is ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether quarreling is a more.htm

Being Generous and Loving
... It is an honor for a man to avoid strife; Only a fool is quarrelsome. Charcoal for
embers, and wood for fire, And a quarrelsome man to kindle strife! ...
/.../sherman/the childrens bible/being generous and loving.htm

One Antidote for Many Ills
... I will tell you the most quarrelsome churches in England, if you will tell me the
most lazy churches. It has actually become a proverb now-a-days. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 5 1859/one antidote for many ills.htm

Sermon for the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
... reconciliation with those who have done them wrong; but the false burn with anger,
are envious of others' good fortune, slanderous, quarrelsome, and censorious ...
/.../vii sermon for the fourth.htm

Salvation by Knowing the Truth
... here. In many a village there is a corner where the idle and the quarrelsome
gather together; and theology has such corners. It ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 26 1880/salvation by knowing the truth.htm

Meekness and Rest
... need of nothing"; instead of mercy we find cruelty; instead of purity of heart,
corrupt imaginings; instead of peacemakers we find men quarrelsome and resentful ...
//christianbookshelf.org/tozer/the pursuit of god/ix meekness and rest.htm

Other Sins Forbidden.
... from every evil thing, and from every likeness of it.2. Be not prone to anger, for
anger leadeth the way to murder; neither jealous, nor quarrelsome, nor of ...
/.../various/the teaching of the twelve apostles/chapter iii name sins forbidden.htm

Thesaurus
Quarrelsome (9 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Quarrelsome (9 Occurrences). ... They were full of envy
and murder, and were quarrelsome, crafty, and spiteful. (WEY). ...
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Peaceable (9 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Being in or at peace; tranquil; quiet; free from,
or not disposed to, war, disorder, or excitement; not quarrelsome. ...
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Pugnacious (2 Occurrences)
... (a.) Inclined to fighting; quarrelsome. ... 1 Timothy 3:3 not a drinker, not violent,
not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous; (See NAS). ...
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Quarrels (10 Occurrences)

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Quarried (3 Occurrences)

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Quarreling (17 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). Titus 3:2 of no one to speak evil, not to be quarrelsome -- gentle,
showing all meekness to all men, (See RSV). Genesis ...
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Quarrel (22 Occurrences)
... 15. (vt) To compel by a quarrel; as, to quarrel a man out of his estate or rights.
16. (n.) One who quarrels or wrangles; one who is quarrelsome. Int. ...
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Ugly (7 Occurrences)
... repulsive; deformed. 2. (superl.) Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome;
as, an ugly temper; to feel ugly. 3. (superl.) Unpleasant ...
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Overflowed (14 Occurrences)
... dishonesty, mischief, greed, malice. They were full of envy and murder, and
were quarrelsome, crafty, and spiteful. (WEY). Romans 5:20 ...
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Resources
What does the Bible say about a contentious or quarrelsome woman? | GotQuestions.org

What are the Christian themes in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader? | GotQuestions.org

When is it right to criticize my pastor? | GotQuestions.org

Quarrelsome: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Concordance
Quarrelsome (9 Occurrences)

Romans 1:29
Their hearts overflowed with all sorts of dishonesty, mischief, greed, malice. They were full of envy and murder, and were quarrelsome, crafty, and spiteful.
(WEY)

1 Timothy 3:3
not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;
(WEB WEY RSV NIV)

2 Timothy 2:24
and a bondservant of the Lord must not quarrel, but must be inoffensive towards all men, a skilful teacher, and patient under wrongs.
(See NAS RSV)

Titus 3:2
of no one to speak evil, not to be quarrelsome -- gentle, showing all meekness to all men,
(YLT)

Proverbs 19:13
A foolish son is the destruction of his father; and the bitter arguments of a wife are like drops of rain falling without end.
(See NIV)

Proverbs 21:9
It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.
(See NIV)

Proverbs 21:19
It is better to be living in a waste land, than with a bitter-tongued and angry woman.
(See NIV)

Proverbs 25:24
It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.
(See NIV)

Proverbs 26:21
Like breath on coals and wood on fire, so a man given to argument gets a fight started.
(See RSV NIV)

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