Quarreling in General

Quarreling in General

Without wood a fire goes out.

Without gossip a quarrel dies down.

Proverbs 26:20

It is a man’s honor to avoid strife,

but every fool is quick to quarrel.

Proverbs 20:3

Yesterday we looked at King Solomon’s thoughts on a quarrelsome wife.  He did not restrict his opinions on quarreling to just women, however.  This is one of my favorite proverbs:

Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam,

so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out!

Proverbs 17:14

I would have saved myself many a headache if I had remembered this verse and dropped the matter.  Very little in life is worth quarreling about.  As my father would say, “It takes two to tango,” and usually it's because someone has to have the last word!  It is a challenge to "agree to disagree," but it is worth the effort.

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Father, we love You, we worship and adore You.

Glorify Thy name in all the earth.

Glorify Thy name, glorify Thy name,

Glorify Thy name in all the earth.

The Faith We Sing, No. 2016