But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
Bite - backbite the character.
Devour - the substance, by extortion, etc. (Habakkuk 1:13; Matthew 23:14; 2 Corinthians 11:20.) Bite, the act of one enraged: devour, of one persevering in malice (Chrysostom).
Consumed ... Strength of soul, health, character, and resources, are all consumed by broils.