Contentious (13 Occurrences)

Romans 2:8 But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, (KJV DBY WBS YLT)

1 Corinthians 11:16 But if any man seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither do God's assemblies. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Philippians 2:14 Be ever on your guard against a grudging and contentious spirit, (WEY)

1 Timothy 3:3 no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money; (ASV YLT)

Titus 3:2 to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men. (WEB WEY ASV DBY)

Proverbs 18:18 The lot causeth contentions to cease, And parteth between the mighty. (See JPS)

Proverbs 21:9 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman. (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV)

Proverbs 21:19 It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Proverbs 25:24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman. (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV)

Proverbs 26:21 As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS)

Proverbs 27:15 A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike: (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Hosea 5:13 When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah'saw his wound, then went Ephraim to Assyria, and sent to king Jareb: but he is not able to heal you, neither will he cure you of your wound. (See JPS)

Hosea 10:6 It also shall be carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel. (See JPS)

Contentious (13 Occurrences)
...Contentious (13 Occurrences). ... 1 Corinthians 11:16 But if any man seems to be
contentious, we have no such custom, neither do God's assemblies. ...
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Brawler (3 Occurrences)
... brol'-er (Qere midhyanim; Kethibh midhwanim, "quarrelsomeness"; amachos, "not
fighting"): Spoken of the quarrelsome woman; "a contentious (the King James ...
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Sarai (13 Occurrences)
... "She that strives," a contentious person, is a name that might be given to a child
at birth (compare Hosea 12:3, 4, of Jacob), or later when the child's ...
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Sarah (38 Occurrences)
... "She that strives," a contentious person, is a name that might be given to a child
at birth (compare Hosea 12:3, 4, of Jacob), or later when the child's ...
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Coal (7 Occurrences)
... Pecham in Proverbs 26:21, however, seems to stand for charcoal: "As coals are to
hot embers, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to inflame strife." The ...
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Dropping (33 Occurrences)
... roof (roofs were usually made of clay in Palestine, and always liable to cracks
and leakage) on a "very rainy day" is compared to a contentious wife (Proverbs ...
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Contentions (20 Occurrences)

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Corner (60 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Proverbs 21:9 It is better to dwell in
the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman. ...
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Housetop (10 Occurrences)
... (WEB JPS DBY NAS RSV). Proverbs 21:9 It is better to dwell in the corner of
the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman. ...
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Kindling (4 Occurrences)
... Kindling (4 Occurrences). Proverbs 26:21 As coals are to hot embers, and wood to
fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife. (WEB RSV NIV). ...
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5380. philoneikos -- fond of strife
... strife. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: philoneikos Phonetic Spelling:
(fil-on'-i-kos) Short Definition: strife-loving, contentious Definition: strife ...
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4131. plektes -- a striker
... a striker. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: plektes Phonetic Spelling:
(plake'-tace) Short Definition: a contentious person Definition: a striker ...
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269. amachos -- abstaining from fighting
... amachos Phonetic Spelling: (am'-akh-os) Short Definition: not quarrelsome, peaceable
Definition: peaceable, abstaining from fighting, not contentious. ...
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