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Genesis 13:7 רִ֗יב quarreling

And there was discord between the herdsmen of Abram and the herdsmen of Lot. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were also living in the land.

Exodus 17:7 רִ֣יב׀ [the] quarrel of

He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”

Exodus 23:2 רִ֗ב a case at law

You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.

Exodus 23:3 בְּרִיבֽוֹ׃ ס in case at law his

And do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit.

Exodus 23:6 בְּרִיבֽוֹ׃ in case at law his

You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.

Deuteronomy 1:12 וְרִֽיבְכֶֽם׃ and dispute[s] your

But how can I bear your troubles, burdens, and disputes all by myself?

Deuteronomy 17:8 רִיבֹ֖ת cases at law

If a case is too difficult for you to judge, whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults, you must go up to the place the LORD your God will choose.

Deuteronomy 19:17 הָרִ֖יב the dispute

both parties to the dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD, before the priests and judges who are in office at that time.

Deuteronomy 21:5 רִ֥יב dispute

And the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in His name and to give a ruling in every dispute and case of assault.

Deuteronomy 25:1 רִיב֙ a dispute

If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court to be judged, so that the innocent may be acquitted and the guilty condemned.

Judges 12:2 רִ֗יב strife

But Jephthah replied, “My people and I had a serious conflict with the Ammonites, and when I called, you did not save me out of their hands.

1 Samuel 24:15 רִיבִ֔י case my

May the LORD be our judge and decide between you and me. May He take notice and plead my case and deliver me from your hand.”

1 Samuel 25:39 רִ֨יב [the] case of

On hearing that Nabal was dead, David said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has upheld my cause against the reproach of Nabal and has restrained His servant from evil. For the LORD has brought the wickedness of Nabal down upon his own head.” Then David sent word to Abigail, asking her to become his wife.

2 Samuel 15:2 רִיב֩ a case at law

He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out and ask, “What city are you from?” And if he replied, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,”

2 Samuel 15:4 רִ֥יב a case at law

And he would add, “If only someone would appoint me judge in the land, then everyone with a grievance or dispute could come to me, and I would give him justice.”

2 Samuel 22:44 מֵרִיבֵ֖י from [the] strifes of

You have delivered me from the strife of my people; You have preserved me as the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.

2 Chronicles 19:8 וְלָרִ֑יב and for <the> dispute[s]

Moreover, Jehoshaphat appointed in Jerusalem some of the Levites, priests, and heads of the Israelite families to judge on behalf of the LORD and to settle disputes. And they lived in Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 19:10 רִיב֩ case at law

For every dispute that comes before you from your brothers who dwell in their cities—whether it regards bloodshed or some other violation of law, commandments, statutes, or ordinances—you are to warn them, so that they will not incur guilt before the LORD and wrath will not come upon you and your brothers. Do this, and you will not incur guilt.

Job 13:6 וְרִב֖וֹת and [the] contentions of

Hear now my argument, and listen to the plea of my lips.

Job 29:16 וְרִ֖ב and a case at law of

I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.

Job 31:13 בְּ֝רִבָ֗ם in complaint their

If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservant when they made a complaint against me,

Job 31:35 רִיבִֽי׃ case my

(Oh, that I had one to hear me! Here is my signature. Let the Almighty answer me; let my accuser compose an indictment.

Psalm 18:43 מֵרִ֪יבֵ֫י from [the] strivings of

You have delivered me from the strife of the people; You have made me the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.

Psalm 31:20 מֵרִ֥יב from strife of

You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.

Psalm 35:23 לְרִיבִֽי׃ for cause my

Awake and rise to my defense, to my cause, my God and my Lord!

Psalm 43:1 רִיבִ֗י case my

Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.

Psalm 55:9 וְרִ֣יב and strife

O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.

Psalm 74:22 רִיבֶ֑ךָ case your

Rise up, O God; defend Your cause! Remember how the fool mocks You all day long.

Psalm 119:154 רִ֭יבִי case my

Defend my cause and redeem me; revive me according to Your word.

Proverbs 15:18 רִֽיב׃ a dispute

A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.

Proverbs 17:1 רִֽיב׃ strife

Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.

Proverbs 17:14 הָרִ֥יב the dispute

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

Proverbs 18:6 בְרִ֑יב in strife

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

Proverbs 18:17 בְּרִיב֑וֹ in case his

The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

Proverbs 20:3 מֵרִ֑יב from strife

It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.

Proverbs 22:23 רִיבָ֑ם case their

for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.

Proverbs 23:11 רִיבָ֣ם case their

for their Redeemer is strong; He will take up their case against you.

Proverbs 25:9 רִֽ֭יבְךָ own case your

Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying another’s confidence,

Proverbs 26:17 רִ֥יב a dispute

Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.

Proverbs 26:21 רִֽיב׃ פ strife

Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

Proverbs 30:33 רִֽיב׃ פ strife

For as the churning of milk yields butter, and the twisting of the nose draws blood, so the stirring of anger brings forth strife.”

Isaiah 1:23 וְרִ֥יב and [the] lawsuit of

Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.

Isaiah 34:8 לְרִ֥יב for [the] cause of

For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.

Isaiah 41:11 רִיבֶֽךָ׃ strife your

Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish.

Isaiah 41:21 רִֽיבְכֶ֖ם case your

“Present your case,” says the LORD. “Submit your arguments,” says the King of Jacob.

Isaiah 58:4 לְרִ֤יב for strife

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 11:20 רִיבִֽי׃ ס case my

O LORD of Hosts, who judges righteously, who examines the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.

Jeremiah 15:10 רִ֛יב strife

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.

Jeremiah 20:12 רִיבִֽי׃ ס case my

O LORD of Hosts, who examines the righteous, who sees the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.

Jeremiah 25:31 רִ֤יב a controversy

The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD brings a charge against the nations. He brings judgment on all mankind and puts the wicked to the sword,’” declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 50:34 רִיבָ֑ם case their

Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of Hosts is His name. He will fervently plead their case so that He may bring rest to the earth, but turmoil to those who live in Babylon.

Jeremiah 51:36 רִיבֵ֔ךְ case your

Therefore this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I will plead your case and take vengeance on your behalf; I will dry up her sea and make her springs run dry.

Lamentations 3:36 בְּרִיב֔וֹ in case at law his

to subvert a man in his lawsuit—of these the Lord does not approve.

Lamentations 3:58 רִיבֵ֥י [the] cases of

You defend my cause, O Lord; You redeem my life.

Ezekiel 44:24 רִ֗יב a dispute

In any dispute, they shall officiate as judges and judge according to My ordinances. They must keep My laws and statutes regarding all My appointed feasts, and they must keep My Sabbaths holy.

Hosea 4:1 רִ֤יב a case at law

Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!

Hosea 12:2 וְרִ֥יב and a case at law

The LORD has a charge to bring against Judah. He will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.

Micah 6:2 רִ֣יב רִ֤יב [the] case of, a case at law

Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel:

Micah 7:9 רִיבִי֙ case my

Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see His righteousness.

Habakkuk 1:3 רִ֦יב strife

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