What Does The Bible Say About?

Sibling Rivalry

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Proverbs 15:1

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A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

1 Corinthians 13:4-6

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Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.

1 John 3:17

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If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?

James 4:1

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What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?

1 John 4:20

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If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.

Romans 12:18

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If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone.

Luke 12:12

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For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”

Matthew 5:21-22

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You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.

1 Thessalonians 5:15

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Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.

1 Peter 4:8

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Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

James 5:9

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Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!

Proverbs 22:6

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Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

Psalm 133:1

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A song of ascents. Of David. Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!

James 1:2-3

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Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.

1 John 3:15

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Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.

Ephesians 6:1-2

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Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise),

1 Peter 2:17

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Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.

Luke 15:31

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‘Son, you are always with me,’ the father said, ‘and all that is mine is yours.

Proverbs 18:19

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An offended brother is harder to win than a fortified city, and disputes are like the bars of a castle.

John 3:16

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For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Matthew 5:12

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Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.

Ephesians 4:1-32

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As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received: with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; . . .

Matthew 18:6

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But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.

Genesis 30:1-31:55

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When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob. Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?” Then she said, “Here is my maidservant Bilhah. Sleep with her, that she may bear children for me, so that through her I too can build a family.” So Rachel gave Jacob her servant Bilhah as a wife, and he slept with her, and Bilhah conceived and bore him a son. . . .

Matthew 5:13

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You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.

Philippians 1:15-17

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It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill. The latter do so in love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel. The former, however, preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can add to the distress of my chains.

1 Peter 5:5

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Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

Proverbs 21:24

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Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man—of him who acts with excessive pride.

John 1:4-20

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In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. There came a man who was sent from God. His name was John. He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe. He himself was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light. . . .

John 3:1-17:26

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Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.” Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.” “How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time to be born?” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. . . .

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