Proverbs 3:30-31
Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
The man of God is to be a peacemaker. He is to be a warrior only when war is required. He isn't to create wars, he is to end them. He isn't to create trouble, he is to address it.
When there is cause, by all means strive. And if one must strive, then one must strive to win.
It is easy to observe others stirring up trouble, striving with others without cause and getting what they want in the end by their bullying and manipulation. In other words, it is easy to see why this kind of thing works. But the man of God must resist this temptation in whole and in part. None of these maneuvers are to be imitated.
They get what they want by behaving in this manner, but this is not all that they will get. They will also get what they got coming to them.
The man of God does not overcome evil with evil. He overcomes evil with good -- which includes resisting the temptation to obtain good ends by evil means.
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