a house divided against itself cannot stand

If a group's members are in perpetual disagreement, the group will eventually cease to exist. The phrase is derived from a verse in the Bible (Mark 3:25) and was popularized in an 1858 speech by Abraham Lincoln. The candidate urged the members of his political party to unite because he understood that a house divided against itself cannot stand.

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A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Prov. If the members of a group fight each other, the group will disintegrate. (Often the group under discussion is a family.) The leader of the newly formed union tried hard to reconcile the different factions within his organization, because he knew that a house divided against itself cannot stand.

See also: cannot, divided, house, itself, stand

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gilles	ZHEEL	French
Adaeze	-	Western African, Igbo
JÁKup	-	Faroese
Antoinette	awn-twaw-NET	French
Carr	[ka:]
Ottmar	-	German