Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves
NIV
Do nothing from factional motives [through contentiousness, strife, selfishness, or for unworthy ends] or prompted by conceit and empty arrogance. Instead, in the true spirit of humility (lowliness of mind) let each regard the others as better than and superior to himself [thinking more highly of one another than you do of yourselves].
AMP
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
KJV
What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they come from your desires that battle within you?
NIV
WHAT LEADS to strife (discord and feuds) and how do conflicts (quarrels and fightings) originate among you? Do they not arise from your sensual desires that are ever warring in your bodily members?
AMP
From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
KJV
Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.
NIV
Let us live and conduct ourselves honorably and becomingly as in the [open light of] day, not in reveling (carousing) and drunkenness, not in immorality and debauchery (sensuality and licentiousness), not in quarreling and jealousy.
AMP
Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
KJV
Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds.
NIV
Why do You show me iniquity and wrong, and Yourself look upon or cause me to see perverseness and trouble? For destruction and violence are before me; and there is strife, and contention arises.
AMP
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.
KJV
Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin; whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.
NIV
He who loves strife and is quarrelsome loves transgression and involves himself in guilt; he who raises high his gateway and is boastful and arrogant invites destruction.
AMP
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
KJV
"For as churning cream produces butter, and as twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife."
NIV
Surely the churning of milk brings forth butter, and the wringing of the nose brings forth blood; so the forcing of wrath brings forth strife.
AMP
Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
KJV
