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Contention [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Strife; struggle; a violent effort to obtain something, or to resist a person, claim or injury; contest; quarrel.

2. Multitudes lost their lives in a tumult raised by contention among the partizans of the several colors.

3. Strife in words or debate; quarrel; angry contest; controversy.

4. Avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law. Titus 3:9 .

5. A fools lips enter into contention Proverbs 18:6 .

6. Strife or endeavor to excel; emulation.

7. Eagerness; zeal; ardor; vehemence of endeavor.

8. This is an end worthy of our utmost contention to obtain.

Contention [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. A violent effort or struggle to obtain, or to resist, something; contest; strife.

2. Strife in words; controversy; altercation; quarrel; dispute; as, a bone of contention.

3. Vehemence of endeavor; eagerness; ardor; zeal.

4. A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion or strife; a position taken or contended for.

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Genesis 13:8

And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.

So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no contention between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen. After all, we are brothers.

Proverbs 13:10

Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.

Proverbs 17:14

The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.

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

Proverbs 18:6

A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.

Proverbs 18:18

The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.

Casting the lot ends quarrels and separates strong opponents.

Proverbs 18:19

A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.

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

Proverbs 19:13

A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.

Proverbs 22:10

Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.

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

Proverbs 23:29

Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes?

Isaiah 58:4

Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.

You fast with contention and strife to strike viciously with your fist. You cannot fast as you do today and have your voice be heard on high.

Jeremiah 15:10

Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me.

Woe to me, my mother, that you have borne me, a man of strife and conflict in all the land. I have neither lent nor borrowed, yet everyone curses me.

Habakkuk 1:3

Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.

Why do You make me see iniquity? Why do You tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict abounds.

Acts 15:39

And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;

Their disagreement was so sharp that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus,

Acts 25:19

But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

They only had some contentions with him regarding their own religion and a certain Jesus who had died, but whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

1 Corinthians 1:11

For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

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

Philippians 1:16

The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:

The latter do so in love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.

1 Thessalonians 2:2

But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.

As you are aware, we had already endured suffering and shameful treatment in Philippi. But in the face of strong opposition, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God.

Titus 3:9

But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and quarrels about the law, because these things are pointless and worthless.

2 Esdras 7:69

And being judge, if he should not forgive them that are cured with his word, and put out the multitude of contentions,

Sirach 28:11

An hasty contention kindleth a fire: and an hasty fighting sheddeth blood.