54 Bible Verses about Conflict

What is the cause of wars and fighting among you? is it not in your desires which are at war in your bodies?

And put away foolish and uncontrolled questionings, seeing that they are a cause of trouble.

For the flesh has desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; because these are opposite the one to the other; so that you may not do the things which you have a mind to do.

Which I have kept for the time of trouble, for the day of war and fighting?

For our fight is not against flesh and blood, but against authorities and powers, against the world-rulers of this dark night, against the spirits of evil in the heavens.

For it is my desire to give you news of the great fight I am making for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not seen my face in the flesh;

A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends.

Be fighting the good fight of the faith; take for yourself the life eternal, for which you were marked out, and of which you gave witness in the eyes of all.

Fighting the same fight which you saw in me, and now have word of in me.

Then the Lord will go out and make war against those nations, as he did in the day of the fight.

But I see another law in my body, working against the law of my mind, and making me the servant of the law of sin which is in my flesh.

How is it, that if any one of you has a cause at law against another, he takes it before a Gentile judge and not before the saints?

But give thought to the days after you had seen the light, when you went through a great war of troubles;

For divisions are necessary among you, in order that those who have God's approval may be clearly seen among you.

But if he will not give ear to you, take with you one or two more, that by the lips of two or three witnesses every word may be made certain.

The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

Sorrow is mine, my mother, because you have given birth to me, a cause of fighting and argument in all the earth! I have not made men my creditors and I am not in debt to any, but every one of them is cursing me.

Then Abram said to Lot, Let there be no argument between me and you, and between my herdmen and your herdmen, for we are brothers.

For even when we had come into Macedonia our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; there were fightings outside and fears inside.

If you get married it is not a sin; and if an unmarried woman gets married it is not a sin. But those who do so will have trouble in the flesh. But I will not be hard on you.

He who gets mixed up in a fight which is not his business, is like one who takes a dog by the ears while it is going by.

Better a bit of dry bread in peace, than a house full of feasting and violent behaviour.

Send destruction on them, O Lord, make a division of tongues among them: for I have seen fighting and violent acts in the town.

But after we had first undergone much pain and been cruelly attacked as you saw, at Philippi, by the help of God we gave you the good news without fear, though everything was against us.

While your offering is still before the altar, first go and make peace with your brother, then come and make your offering.

Without wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no secret talk, argument is ended.

You have made me free from the fightings of the people; you have made me the head of the nations: a people of whom I had no knowledge will be my servants.

He who is ever desiring profit is a cause of fighting; but he who puts his faith in the Lord will be made fat.

But Peter and the Apostles, answering, said, We have to do the orders of God, not of man.

It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.

I have put a net for you, and you have been taken, O Babylon, without your knowledge: you have been uncovered and taken because you were fighting against the Lord.

An angry man is the cause of fighting, and a man given to wrath does much wrong.

And he will be like a mountain ass among men; his hand will be against every man and every man's hand against him, and he will keep his place against all his brothers.

How unhappy am I! who will make me free from the body of this death?

Hate is a cause of violent acts, but all errors are covered up by love.

Do not have the thought that I have come to send peace on the earth; I came not to send peace but a sword.

And being in great trouble of soul, the force of his prayer became stronger, and great drops, like blood, came from him, falling to the earth.

A false witness, breathing out untrue words, and one who lets loose violent acts among brothers.

Now these are the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still shut up, because of Saul, the son of Kish; they were among the strong men, his helpers in war.

Being glad in hope, quiet in trouble, at all times given to prayer,

They will be at war, the father against his son, and the son against his father; mother against daughter, and daughter against mother; mother-in-law against daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.

And Asa made prayer to the Lord his God and said, Lord, you only are able to give help against the strong to him who has no strength; come to our help, O Lord our God, for our hope is in you, and in your name we have come out against this great army. O Lord, you are our God; let not man's power be greater than yours.

The children of Ephraim, armed with bows, were turned back on the day of the fight.

In judging, do not let a man's position have any weight with you; give hearing equally to small and great; have no fear of any man, for it is God who is judge: and any cause in which you are not able to give a decision, you are to put before me and I will give it a hearing.

Come to an agreement quickly with him who has a cause against you at law, while you are with him on the way, for fear that he may give you up to the judge and the judge may give you to the police and you may be put into prison.

And if he will not give ear to them, let it come to the hearing of the church: and if he will not give ear to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax-farmer.

Bitter talk of men who, being evil in mind and dead to what is true, take the faith to be a way of making profit.

And self-control to knowledge, and a quiet mind to self-control, and fear of God to a quiet mind,

His mind is ever designing evil: he lets loose violent acts.

Your neighbour's landmark, which was put in its place by the men of old times, is not to be moved or taken away in the land of your heritage which the Lord your God is giving you.