50 Bible Verses about Resolving Conflict

It is an honor for a man to cease from strife, but every fool exposes himself.

Do any of you dare, when you have a matter against another, to go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?

leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

The beginning of strife is like letting out water; therefore leave off fighting, before it breaks out.

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

Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are in the way with him; that the opponent not deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.

The lot causes arguments to cease, and divides between the mighty.

And there was also a dispute among them as to which of them seems to be greater.

Be angry, and do not sin. Do not let the sun go down upon your wrath,

Only by pride comes argument, but with those who take advice is wisdom.

If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

And Abram said to Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray you, between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are men, brothers.

And the apostles and elders were assembled to see about this matter.

Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has fighting? Who has babbling? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes?

If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?

But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved alive the male children.

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God,

praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching to this very thing with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.

Put on the whole armor of God so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

But Joseph, her husband to be, being just, and not willing to make her a public example, he purposed to put her away secretly.

Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not first sit down and consult whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?

Jehovah is in His holy temple; Jehovah's throne is in Heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids examine the children of men.

And in a dispute they shall stand in judgment; and they shall judge it according to My judgments. And they shall keep My Laws and My statutes in all My assemblies, and they shall keep My sabbaths holy.

So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of Jehovah was strong on me.

And one of the company said to Him, Master, speak to my brother to divide the inheritance with me.

Debate your cause with your neighbor; and do not uncover a secret to another,

On the wicked He shall rain snares, fire and brimstone; and a horrible tempest shall be the portion of their cup.

For You have proved us, O God; You have tested us, as silver is refined.

For they all were alarmers of us, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work so that it may not be done. And now, O God, make my hands strong.

He also shall set his face to enter with the strength of all his kingdom, and upright ones with him. So he shall do. And he shall give the daughter of women to him, to destroy it; but she shall not stand, nor be for him.

And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's cattle and the herdsmen of Lot's cattle. And the Canaanite and the Perizzite lived then in the land.

saying, Where is He who is born king of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the east and have come to worship Him.

And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with You, Jesus, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?

Jehovah tries the righteous; but His soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence,

And He said, No, but I have come as the Commander of the army of Jehovah. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth. And he worshiped and said to Him, What does my Lord say to His servant?

And he shall turn his face to the coastlands, and shall capture many. But a ruler shall make cease his reproach for him, but his reproach will return to him.

And when He had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to Him as He was teaching, and said, By what authority do you do these things? And who gave you this authority?

And again the Philistines warred with Israel. And David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines. And David became faint.

for lo, the wicked bend their bow; they make ready their arrow on the string, so that they may secretly shoot at the upright in heart.

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. I put my trust in Jehovah; how can you say to me, Flee like a bird to the mountains;

And after the morsel, then Satan entered into him. Then Jesus said to him, What you do, do quickly.

with kings and wise men of the earth, who built ruins for themselves,

For the righteous Jehovah loves righteousness; His face looks on the upright.

Though he slay me, I will not wait, but I will maintain my own ways before Him.

And I progressed in Judaism beyond many contemporaries in my race, being much more a zealot of the traditions of my fathers.

Therefore stand, having your loins girded about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness

Above all, take the shield of faith, with which you shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

Therefore dissension and not a little disputation occurring by Paul and Barnabas, they appointed Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.

And now, behold, I know that you all will see my face no more, among whom I went proclaiming the kingdom of God.

And as he thought upon these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take to you Mary as your wife. For that in her is fathered of the Holy Spirit.