But reject foolish and ignorant ¹  controversies, because you know they breed infighting. ² 

Where do the conflicts and where ¹  do the quarrels among you come from? Is it not from this, ²  from your passions that battle inside you? ³ 

But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, ¹  quarrels, and fights about the law, ²  because they are useless and empty.

For members of Chloe’s household have made it clear to me, my brothers and sisters, ¹  that there are quarrels ²  among you.

It is an honor for a person ¹  to cease ²  from strife, but every fool quarrels. ³ 

he is conceited and understands nothing, but has an unhealthy interest in controversies and verbal disputes. This gives rise to envy, dissension, slanders, evil suspicions,

But how can I alone bear up under the burden of your hardship and strife?

Drive out the scorner ¹  and contention will leave; strife and insults will cease. ² 

Hatred ¹  stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions. ² 

With pride ¹  comes only ²  contention, but wisdom is with the well-advised. ³ 

The lips of a fool ¹  enter into strife, ²  and his mouth invites ³  a flogging. ⁴ 

A toss of a coin ¹  ends ²  disputes, and settles the issue ³  between strong opponents. ⁴ 

idolatry, sorcery, ¹  hostilities, ²  strife, ³  jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish rivalries, dissensions, ⁴  factions,

So there were quarrels ¹  between Abram’s herdsmen and Lot’s herdsmen. ²  (Now the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land at that time.) ³ 

Better is a dry crust of bread ¹  where there is quietness ²  than a house full of feasting with strife. ³ 

One who has isolated himself ¹  seeks his own desires; ²  he rejects ³  all sound judgment.

Where there is no wood, a fire goes out, and where there is no gossip, ¹  contention ceases. ² 

For as the churning ¹  of milk produces butter and as punching the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger ²  produces strife. ³ 

Why do you force me to witness injustice? ¹  Why do you put up with wrongdoing? ²  Destruction and violence confront ³  me; conflict is present and one must endure strife. ⁴ 

because you are especially ¹  familiar with all the customs and controversial issues ²  of the Jews. Therefore I ask ³  you to listen to me patiently.