Quotes About Conflict

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

A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.

A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.

Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.

To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.

He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.

A foolís lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.

The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

Casting the lot ends quarrels and separates strong opponents.

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

A foolish son is his fatherís ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.

It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.

Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.

Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.

for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble.

do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?

As the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.

Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.

Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.

Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.

Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.