ProverbMoralityBiblical origin

A house divided against itself cannot stand

Meaning: Internal conflict destroys an organization from within; unity is essential for survival.

Origin: Jesus' words in Mark 3:25, answering the charge that he cast out demons by the power of Satan: "And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand." Abraham Lincoln built his 1858 "House Divided" speech on it, warning that the nation could not endure permanently half slave and half free.

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