20 Bible Verses about Conflict Resolution

But if thy brother should sin against thee, go and reprove him between thee and him alone. If he should hear thee, thou have gained thy brother.

But if thy brother should sin against thee, go and reprove him between thee and him alone. If he should hear thee, thou have gained thy brother. But if he should not hear, take with thee one or two besides, so that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. And if he is heedless of them, speak to the church. But if he is also heedless of the church, let him be to thee as the heathen and the tax collector.

There is he who speaks rashly like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise is health.

Love is patient and is kind. Love does not envy. Love does not brag, and is not puffed up. It does not behave improperly, does not seek the things of itself, is not made sharp, does not contemplate evil, does not rejoice in wrong but rejoices in the truth,read more.
covers all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Therefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath. For the wrath of man does not accomplish the righteousness of God.

Let no corrupt speech go out of your mouth, rather if there is any good word for edification of a need, so that it may give grace to those who hear.

And finally, all be like-minded, sympathetic, brother-loving, compassionate, friendly, not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling, but instead giving praise, knowing that ye were called for this, so that ye might inherit a blessing. For he who wants to love life, and see good days, let him restrain his tongue from evil, and his lips not to speak deceit.read more.
Let him turn away from evil, and do good. Let him seek peace, and pursue it.

Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. But I say to you, not to resist what is troublesome, but whoever will strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And to the man who wants to sue thee, and take away thy coat, thou shall leave him thy cloak also.read more.
And whoever will draft thee for one mile, go thou with him two. Give to him who asks thee, and turn thou not away from him who wants to borrow from thee.

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a grievous word stirs up anger.

Be ye angry, and sin not. Let not the sun go down upon your wrath,

Therefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.

rendering to no man evil for evil, premeditating things right in the sight of all men. If possible from you, keeping peace with all men, not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to wrath, for it is written, Vengeance is for me, I will repay, says Lord.read more.
Therefore if thine enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him to drink. For by doing this thou will heap coals of fire upon his head. Be thou not overcome by evil, but overcome evil by good.

Blessed are the peacemakers, because they will be called sons of God.

Take heed to yourselves. And if thy brother should sin against thee, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.

Look ye out (each man) not to things of yourselves, but each man also to the things of others.

When a man's ways please LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

forbearing each other, and forgiving yourselves, if any man has a complaint against any, just as also the Christ forgave you, so also ye,

Thou shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the sons of thy people, but thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself. I am LORD.

Looking carefully lest any man fall short, away from the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness sprouting up would cause trouble, and by this many may be defiled,

A new commandment I give to you, that ye should love each other, just as I loved you, so that ye also should love each other.