Bible Verses About strife in the church

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

It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;