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Proverbs 17:9
Whoever wants to show love forgives a wrong. But those who talk about it separate close friends.
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Proverbs 15:18
A person with a bad temper stirs up conflict. But a person who is patient calms things down.
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James 3:14-16
But suppose your hearts are jealous and bitter. Suppose you are concerned only about getting ahead. Then don’t brag about it. And don’t say no to the truth.Wisdom like this doesn’t come down from heaven. It belongs to the earth. It doesn’t come from the Holy Spirit. It comes from the devil.Are you jealous? Are you concerned only about getting ahead? Then your life will be a mess. You will be doing all kinds of evil things.
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Proverbs 18:8
The words of anyone who talks about others are like tasty bites of food. They go deep down inside you.
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Romans 1:29
They are full of every kind of sin, evil and ungodliness. They want more than they need. They commit murder. They want what belongs to other people. They fight and cheat. They hate others. They say mean things about other people.
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1 Timothy 6 3-1 Timothy 6 5
Suppose someone teaches something different than I have taught. Suppose that person doesn’t agree with the true teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ. Suppose they don’t agree with godly teaching.Then that person is proud and doesn’t understand anything. They like to argue more than they should. They can’t agree about what words mean. All of this results in wanting what others have. It causes fighting, harmful talk, and evil distrust.It stirs up trouble all the time among people whose minds are twisted by sin. The truth they once had has been taken away from them. They think they can get rich by being godly.
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Proverbs 30:33
If you churn cream, you will produce butter. If you twist a nose, you will produce blood. And if you stir up anger, you will produce a fight.”
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Proverbs 6:14
His plans are evil, and he has lies in his heart. He is always stirring up fights.
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Proverbs 6:19
He hates any witness who pours out lies and anyone who stirs up conflict in the community.
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Genesis 3:1-13
The serpent was more clever than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. The serpent said to the woman,“ Did God really say,‘ You must not eat fruit from any tree in the garden’?”The woman said to the serpent,“ We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden.But God did say,‘ You must not eat the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden. Do not even touch it. If you do, you will die.’ ”“ You will certainly not die,” the serpent said to the woman.“ God knows that when you eat fruit from that tree, you will know things you have never known before. Like God, you will be able to tell the difference between good and evil.”The woman saw that the tree’s fruit was good to eat and pleasing to look at. She also saw that it would make a person wise. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her. And he ate it.Then both of them knew things they had never known before. They realized they were naked. So they sewed together fig leaves and made clothes for themselves.Then the man and his wife heard the Lord God walking in the garden. It was during the coolest time of the day. They hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden.But the Lord God called out to the man.“ Where are you?” he asked.“ I heard you in the garden,” the man answered.“ I was afraid, because I was naked. So I hid.”The Lord God said,“ Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten fruit from the tree I commanded you not to eat from?”The man said,“ It’s the fault of the woman you put here with me. She gave me some fruit from the tree. And I ate it.”Then the Lord God said to the woman,“ What have you done?” The woman said,“ The serpent tricked me. That’s why I ate the fruit.”
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1 Samuel 24 9
He said to Saul,“ Why do you listen when men say,‘ David is trying to harm you’?
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2 Corinthians 12 20
I’m afraid that when I come I won’t find you as I want you to be. I’m afraid that you won’t find me as you want me to be. I’m afraid there will be arguing, jealousy and fits of anger. I’m afraid each of you will focus only on getting ahead. Then you will tell lies about each other. You will talk about each other. I’m afraid you will be proud and cause trouble.
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Proverbs 29:22
An angry person stirs up fights. And a person with a bad temper commits many sins.
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Proverbs 26:20-22
If you don’t have wood, your fire goes out. If you don’t talk about others, arguing dies down.Coal glows, and wood burns. And a person who argues stirs up conflict.The words of anyone who talks about others are like tasty bites of food. They go deep down inside you.
