They conspire, they lurk,
they watch my steps,
hoping to take my life.

They stir up strife, they lurk;
they watch my steps,
as they have waited for my life.

See how they lie in wait for me!
Fierce men conspire against me
for no offence or sin of mine,  Lord.

For behold, they lie in wait for my life;
fierce men stir up strife against me.
For no transgression or sin of mine, O  Lord,

who devise evil plans in their hearts
and stir up war every day.

who plan evil things in their heart
and stir up wars continually.

Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;
so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.

The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
so quit before the quarrel breaks out.

An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends
and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.

Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire;
he breaks out against all sound judgment.

It is to one’s honour to avoid strife,
but every fool is quick to quarrel.

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife,
but every fool will be quarreling.

If anyone does attack you, it will not be my doing;
whoever attacks you will surrender to you.

If anyone stirs up strife,
it is not from me;
whoever stirs up strife with you
shall fall because of you.

They do not cry out to me from their hearts
but wail on their beds.
They slash themselves, appealing to their gods
for grain and new wine,
but they turn away from me.

They do not cry to me from the heart,
but they wail upon their beds;
for grain and wine they gash themselves;
they rebel against me.

He will not quarrel or cry out;
no one will hear his voice in the streets.

He will not quarrel or cry aloud,
nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets;

Then the Jews began to argue sharply among themselves, ‘How can this man give us his flesh to eat?’

The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”

The next day Moses came upon two Israelites who were fighting. He tried to reconcile them by saying, “Men, you are brothers; why do you want to hurt each other?”

And on the following day he appeared to them as they were quarreling and tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers. Why do you wrong each other?’

He had been quarrelling with the people of Tyre and Sidon; they now joined together and sought an audience with him. After securing the support of Blastus, a trusted personal servant of the king, they asked for peace, because they depended on the king’s country for their food supply.

Now Herod was angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they came to him with one accord, and having persuaded Blastus, the king’s chamberlain they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king’s country for food.

They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips,

They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips,

Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.

Let us walk properly as in the daytime not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality not in quarreling and jealousy.

My brothers and sisters, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you.

For it has been reported to me by Chloe’s people that there is quarreling among you, my brothers.

You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarrelling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans?

for you are still of the flesh. For while there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not of the flesh and behaving only in a human way?

For when we came into Macedonia, we had no rest, but we were harassed at every turn – conflicts on the outside, fears within.

For even when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn— fighting without and fear within.

For I am afraid that when I come I may not find you as I want you to be, and you may not find me as you want me to be. I fear that there may be discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance and disorder.

For I fear that perhaps when I come I may find you not as I wish, and that you may find me not as you wish—that perhaps there may be quarreling, jealousy, anger, hostility, slander, gossip, conceit, and disorder.

idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions

idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions divisions,

It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.

Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will.

they are conceited and understand nothing. They have an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions

he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for controversy and for quarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions,

Keep reminding God’s people of these things. Warn them before God against quarrelling about words; it is of no value, and only ruins those who listen.

Remind them of these things, and charge them before God not to quarrel about words which does no good, but only ruins the hearers.

Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels.

Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.

And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.

And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone able to teach, patiently enduring evil,

But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and arguments and quarrels about the law, because these are unprofitable and useless.

But avoid foolish controversies genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless.

What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you?

What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?

You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God.

You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask.