54 Bible Verses about Conflict

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?

But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.

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.

Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;

A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.

Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.

But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.

Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?

But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;

For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.

But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me.

And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.

For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.

But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.

He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.

Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.

Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.

He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.

Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the LORD.

An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war.

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.

And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.

The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.

Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.

Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.

Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.

And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.

Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark, which they of old time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land that the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.