98 Bible Verses about Arguments

Here are 98 Bible verses about arguments, curated from both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, arranged from most to least relevant.

2 Timothy 2:16 KJV

¹⁶ But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

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2 Timothy 2:14 KJV

¹⁴ Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.

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Proverbs 15:1 KJV

¹ A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

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2 Timothy 2:23-25 KJV

²³ But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. ²⁴ And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, ²⁵ In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

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Titus 3:9 KJV

⁹ But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

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Philippians 2:14-16 KJV

¹⁴ Do all things without murmurings and disputings: ¹⁵ That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; ¹⁶ Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.

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2 Corinthians 10:5 KJV

⁵ Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

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1 Timothy 6:4 KJV

⁴ He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

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Proverbs 21:9 KJV

⁹ It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

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Romans 14:1 KJV

¹ Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.

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James 1:19 KJV

¹⁹ Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

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Proverbs 29:22 KJV

²² An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

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Proverbs 13:10 KJV

¹⁰ Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

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Revelation 11:1-19 KJV

¹ And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. ² But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. ³ And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall …

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1 Peter 3:15 KJV

¹⁵ But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

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Romans 14:19 KJV

¹⁹ Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.

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Proverbs 18:1-2 KJV

¹ Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. ² A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

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Proverbs 20:3 KJV

³ It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

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Revelation 1:1 KJV

¹ The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

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Luke 1:37 KJV

³⁷ For with God nothing shall be impossible.

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Philippians 2:14 KJV

¹⁴ Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

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Proverbs 15:28 KJV

²⁸ The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

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Proverbs 3:30 KJV

³⁰ Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.

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1 John 3:18 KJV

¹⁸ My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

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2 Timothy 2:23-24 KJV

²³ But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. ²⁴ And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

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1 Corinthians 13:1-13 KJV

¹ Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. ² And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. ³ And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body …

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Proverbs 26:4-5 KJV

⁴ Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. ⁵ Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

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2 Timothy 2:23 KJV

²³ But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.

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1 Corinthians 3:3 KJV

³ For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

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Mark 9:14 KJV

¹⁴ And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.

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Proverbs 15:18 KJV

¹⁸ A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

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Proverbs 23:9 KJV

⁹ Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

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Exodus 14:14 KJV

¹⁴ The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

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John 3:16-17 KJV

¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. ¹⁷ For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

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James 3:17 KJV

¹⁷ But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

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Proverbs 18:2 KJV

² A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

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Titus 3:1-2 KJV

¹ Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, ² To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

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James 4:1-3 KJV

¹ From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? ² Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. ³ Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

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Galatians 5:22-23 KJV

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, ²³ Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

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Proverbs 26:17 KJV

¹⁷ He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

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James 3:9-12 KJV

⁹ Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. ¹⁰ Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be. ¹¹ Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? ¹² Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? …

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Romans 12:2 KJV

² And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

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Proverbs 21:23 KJV

²³ Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

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James 4:1 KJV

¹ From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?

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Romans 12:1 KJV

¹ I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

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Matthew 7:3 KJV

³ And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

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Proverbs 25:24 KJV

²⁴ It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.

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Romans 12:19 KJV

¹⁹ Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

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1 Timothy 1:4 KJV

⁴ Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.

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2 Corinthians 10:4-5 KJV

⁴ (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) ⁵ Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

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Proverbs 21:19 KJV

¹⁹ It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.

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Proverbs 19:13 KJV

¹³ A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

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Proverbs 19:11 KJV

¹¹ The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

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Leviticus 18:3 KJV

³ After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.

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1 Timothy 4:7 KJV

⁷ But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.

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Ephesians 4:15 KJV

¹⁵ But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

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Romans 12:18 KJV

¹⁸ If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

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Matthew 5:22 KJV

²² But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

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Job 15:3 KJV

³ Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?

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2 Timothy 4:2 KJV

² Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.

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1 Timothy 5:8 KJV

⁸ But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

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Matthew 15:2 KJV

² Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

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Job 13:3 KJV

³ Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.

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2 Timothy 2:24 KJV

²⁴ And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

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1 Peter 2:21 KJV

²¹ For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:

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1 Corinthians 6:7 KJV

⁷ Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?

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1 Timothy 3:2-3 KJV

² A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; ³ Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

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2 Corinthians 9:13 KJV

¹³ Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men;

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Proverbs 30:33 KJV

³³ Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

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Genesis 19:1-38 KJV

¹ And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground; ² And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night. …

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2 Corinthians 11:1-33 KJV

¹ Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me. ² For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. ³ But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. …

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2 Corinthians 9:1-15 KJV

¹ For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you: ² For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many. ³ Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, ye may be ready: …

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Isaiah 2:11-12 KJV

¹¹ The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. ¹² For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:

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Matthew 5:23-24 KJV

²³ Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; ²⁴ Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

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Proverbs 26:4 KJV

⁴ Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

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Proverbs 29:11 KJV

¹¹ A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.

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1 Corinthians 6:11 KJV

¹¹ And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

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Proverbs 3:1-35 KJV

¹ My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: ² For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. ³ Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: ⁴ So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. …

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1 Peter 4:8 KJV

⁸ And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

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Luke 10:30-37 KJV

³⁰ And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. ³¹ And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. ³² And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on …

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Titus 3:1-11 KJV

¹ Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, ² To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men. ³ For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. …

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Philippians 2:3 KJV

³ Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

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Leviticus 18:22 KJV

²² Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.

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Titus 3:2 KJV

² To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

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Ephesians 4:32 KJV

³² And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

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Leviticus 20:13 KJV

¹³ If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

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James 1:19-20 KJV

¹⁹ Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: ²⁰ For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

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1 Timothy 1:10 KJV

¹⁰ For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;

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1 Corinthians 6:9 KJV

⁹ Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

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1 Corinthians 6:4 KJV

⁴ If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.

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Romans 1:26-27 KJV

²⁶ For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: ²⁷ And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.

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Jeremiah 31:1-40 KJV

¹ At the same time, saith the Lord, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people. ² Thus saith the Lord, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest. ³ The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn …

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2 Corinthians 4:4 KJV

⁴ In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

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John 3:2 KJV

² The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

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1 Corinthians 13:2 KJV

² And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

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Ecclesiastes 7:9 KJV

⁹ Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

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Proverbs 29:2 KJV

² When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

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John 6:60-71 KJV

⁶⁰ Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it? ⁶¹ When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you? ⁶² What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before? ⁶³ It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words …

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