Proverbs 13:10 (ESV)
By insolence comes nothing but strife, but with those who take advice is wisdom.

Strife is the lack of agreement or harmony, and the instability to get on characterised by the continuous struggle and battle between parties.
Strife is deeper than argument, broader than disagreement and usually involves bitterness and sometimes violence.
Strife is a destroyer; it destroys everything and everyone that associates with it. It is one of Satan’s weapons of mass destruction.
Strife usually occurs over issues that stem from pride. Neither man nor nation will be content to be less than another; and to acquire the wished-for superiority all is thrown into confusion, both in public and private life.
Anger and arrogance cause quarrels or strife according to Proverb 29:22. Spouses business partners quarrel and part ways, relationships break because of strife and even churches divide and go their separate ways.
Amos asks if two people can walk together if they don’t agree, then Jesus takes it further in Matthew 18:19, that not only do we need to agree together but that our agreement yields heavenly results.
If two of you shall agree or harmonize, that is play the same tune, you have a better chance at succeeding at whatever you’re doing than if you do it alone.
We must be determined not to be where strife is, we are to be makers and maintainers of peace according to 2 Timothy 2:22-24, while Romans 12:18 and Hebrews 12:14 commands us to chase after peace, pursue, catch, and maintain peace as you can always.
Strife can develop when there’s a difference of opinion.
Where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice. When someone refuses to consider another viewpoint and demands his way, strife results. Someone bent on strife will not allow compromise, negotiation, or humility. Strife alienates friends, divides families, and destroys churches.
Strife is very dangerous, as believers, we should never be part of it nor be found in the middle of strife. We must not get into confrontational issues that will not encourage peace.
We can see how destructive strife is with Abram and Lot and their herdsmen in Genesis 13.
Isaac faced strife from the residents of Gerar over drinking water and the wells in Genesis 26.
Strife among the Israelites led to Korah’s rebellion in Numbers 16 and to the Israelites’ wish to die in the wilderness in Numbers 20. Such strife always leads to trouble and requires the wisdom of godly peacemakers to assuage.
Unity is the exclusion of strife and according to Psalm 133, it is a good and pleasant thing and it’s also the place where God commands His blessing on the believers.
Strife confuses the world around us. Jesus instructs us to love each other as He has loved them so that the world will know that they belong to Him in John 13:35, but strife can stop the watching world from seeing Christ in us. When we display our petty strivings before the world, we show ourselves to be hypocrites and set up the rest of God’s truth as a target of mockery. One of the six things that God hates according to Proverbs 6:16-19 is strife, so maintain a strife-free zone by pursuing peace with all men.
Shalom