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Want to know what the Bible says about Arguing? Here are 226 Bible verses about Arguing from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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James 3:9-12 NIV
9 With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. 10 Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. 11 Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? 12 My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.
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1 Corinthians 3:3 NIV
You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans?
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Proverbs 20:3 NIV
It is to one’s honor to avoid strife,
    but every fool is quick to quarrel.
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Revelation 1:1 NIV
The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,
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2 Timothy 2:14 NIV
Keep reminding God’s people of these things. Warn them before God against quarreling about words; it is of no value, and only ruins those who listen.
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Proverbs 17:27-28 NIV
27 The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint,
    and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.
28 Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent,
    and discerning if they hold their tongues.
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Romans 12:17 NIV
Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone.
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Proverbs 21:9 NIV
Better to live on a corner of the roof
    than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
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Hebrews 12:14 NIV
Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.
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2 Timothy 2:16 NIV
Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly.
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Proverbs 15:28 NIV
The heart of the righteous weighs its answers,
    but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.
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1 Samuel 2:3 NIV
“Do not keep talking so proudly
    or let your mouth speak such arrogance,
for the Lord is a God who knows,
    and by him deeds are weighed.
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Romans 12:18 NIV
If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
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Proverbs 19:13 NIV
A foolish child is a father’s ruin,
    and a quarrelsome wife is like
    the constant dripping of a leaky roof.
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Job 13:3 NIV
But I desire to speak to the Almighty
    and to argue my case with God.
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Mark 9:14 NIV
When they came to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and the teachers of the law arguing with them.
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Proverbs 26:4-5 NIV
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
    or you yourself will be just like him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly,
    or he will be wise in his own eyes.
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John 18:36 NIV
Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place.”
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