Reference

Galatians 5:15

But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
13

For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

14

For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

15

But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.

16

This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

17

For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

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Destruction / Perishing Language
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Destruction / Perishing Language

The verse uses "consumed" in a metaphorical sense, referring to the internal destruction of a community through conflict, rather than the literal perishing or destruction of individuals as a consequence of wickedness.