Proverbs 13:10Mapped KJV word: contention
Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
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ORIGINAL WORD · STRONG’S
Open Bibleמַצָּה
H4683 · matstsâh · mats-tsaw' · Hebrew
Strong’s definition
a quarrel
KJV usage
contention, debate, strife.
3mapped occurrences
3verses
3KJV renderings
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KJV renderings in this mapping
contention 1strife 1debate 1
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Mapped occurrences
Proverbs 17:19Mapped KJV word: strife
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
Isaiah 58:4Mapped KJV word: debate
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.