Contention
9 verses in 6 books of the King James Bible.
By Book
Every Occurrence
Proverbs 13:10Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
Proverbs 17:14The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
Proverbs 18:6A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
Proverbs 22:10Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
Jeremiah 15:10Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me.
Habakkuk 1:3Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.
Acts 15:39And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;
Philippians 1:16The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:
1 Thessalonians 2:2But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.