Strife is quarreling, fighting, or conflict. It means a clash or dispute. In addition to wrath causing strife, hatred also causes it:
Hatred stirreth up strifes; but love covereth all sins. (Proverbs 10:12)
Forward [aggressive] men also cause strife:
A forward man soweth strife... (Proverbs 16:28)
Pride causes strife:
He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife... (Proverbs 28:25)
Angry men cause strife:
An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression. (Proverbs 29:22)
Scornful men cause strife:
Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea strife and reproach shall cease. (Proverbs 22:10)
To be scornful is to mock or show contempt for something or someone.
People who meddle, are argumentative, and talk about others cause strife:
He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears... Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth. As coals are to burning coals and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife. (Proverbs 26:17,20-21)
Foolish questions cause strife:
But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. (II Timothy 2:23)
Strife is a carnal work of the flesh:
For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? (I Corinthians 3:3)
Where envy and strife is, there will be confusion:
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not...For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. (James 3:14,16)
The Bible says nothing should be done through strife:
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves. (Philippians 2:3)
Strife is one of the characteristics of false teachers:
He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings. Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth... (I Timothy 6:4-5) .