54 Bible Verses about Conflict

From where come wars and fightings among you? come they not from here, even of your lusts that war in your members?

But foolish and ignorant questions avoid, knowing that they do produce strifes.

For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that you cannot do the things that you 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 heavenly places.

For I desire that you know 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 perverse man sows strife: and a whisperer separates best friends.

Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you are also called, and have professed a good profession before many witnesses.

Having the same conflict which you 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 you were illuminated, you endured a great fight with afflictions;

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

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

Only by pride comes strife: but with the well advised is wisdom.

Woe is me, my mother, that you have borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent for interest, nor men have lent to me for interest; yet everyone of them does curse me.

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

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

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

He that passes by, and meddles with a quarrel not belonging to him, is like one that takes a dog by the ears.

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

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

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

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

Where no wood is, there the fire goes out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceases.

You have delivered me from the strivings of the people; and you have made me the head of the nations: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.

He that is of a proud heart stirs up strife: but he that puts his trust in the LORD shall be prospered.

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

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

I have laid a snare for you, and you are also taken, O Babylon, and you were not aware: you are found, and also caught, because you have contended against the LORD.

An angry man stirs up strife, and a furious man abounds 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 over against all his brethren.

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

Hatred stirs up strife: but love covers 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 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 speaks lies, and he that sows 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; constant 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 you to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on you, and in your name we go against this multitude. O LORD, you are our God; let not man prevail against you.

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

You shall not respect persons in judgment; but you shall hear the small as well as the great; you 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 your adversary quickly, while you are in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you 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 you as a heathen man and a tax collector.

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

And to knowledge self control; and to self control patience; and to patience godliness;

Perversity is in his heart, he devises evil continually; he sows discord.

You shall not remove your neighbor's landmark, which the men of old time have set, in your inheritance which you shall inherit in the land that the LORD your God gives you to possess it.