30 Do not quarrel with anyone without cause, when no harm has been done to you.(A)
12 Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.(A)
10 By insolence the empty-headed person makes strife, but wisdom is with those who take advice.(A)
18 Those who are hot-tempered stir up strife, but those who are slow to anger calm contention.(A)
28 A perverse person spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.(A)
14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so stop before the quarrel breaks out.(A)
19 One who loves transgression loves strife; one who builds a high threshold invites broken bones.(A)
19 An ally offended is stronger than a city;[a] such quarreling is like the bars of a castle.
3 It is honorable to refrain from strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.(A)
19 It is better to live in a desert land than with a contentious and fretful wife.
10 Drive out a scoffer, and strife goes out; quarreling and abuse will cease.(A)
8 do not hastily bring into court,for[a] what will you do in the end, when your neighbor puts you to shame?(A)
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