50 Bible Verses about Resolving Conflict

It is a man's honour to keep himself from strife; but they that have pleasure in brawling, are fools every one.

How dare one of you having business with another, go to law under the wicked? And not rather under the saints?

leave there thine offering before the altar, and go thy way first, and be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

He that soweth discord and strife, is like one that diggeth up a water brook; but an open enemy is like the water that breaketh out and runneth abroad.

But if he hear thee not, then take yet with thee one or two, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses, all things may be established.

Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest that adversary deliver ye to the judge, and the judge deliver ye to the minister, and then thou be cast into prison.

The lot pacifieth the variance, and parteth the mighty asunder.

And there was a strife among them, which of them should be taken for the greatest.

Be angry, but sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath,

Among the proud there is ever strife; but among those that do all things with advisement, there is wisdom.

If we live in the spirit, let us walk in the spirit.

Then said Abram unto Lot, "Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between thee and me, and between my herdsmen and thine, for we be brethren.

And the apostles and elders came together to reason of this matter.

Where is woe? Where is sorrow? Where is strife? Where is brawling? Where are wounds without cause? Where be red eyes?

For the foundations will be cast down, and what hath the righteous done?

Notwithstanding, the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them: but saved the men children.

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God,

and pray always with all manner prayer and supplication - and that in the spirit - and watch thereunto with all instance and supplication for all saints,

Put on the armour of God, that ye may stand steadfast against the crafty assaults of the devil.

Then Joseph her husband, being a perfect man, and loath to make an example of her, was minded to put her away secretly.

Or what king goeth to make battle against another king, and sitteth not down first, and casteth in his mind, whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand,

The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD's seat is in heaven. His eyes consider the poor, and his eyelids try the children of men.

If any discord arise, they shall discern it, and give sentence after my judgments. My solemn feasts, my laws and ordinances shall they keep, and hallow my Sabbaths.

Now when the spirit took me up, and carried me away, I went with a heavy and sorrowful mind, but the hand of the LORD comforted me right soon.

One of the company said unto him, "Master, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me."

Handle thy matter with thy neighbour himself, and discover not another man's secret:

Upon the ungodly he shall rain snares, fire, brimstone, storm and tempest: this shall be their portion to drink.

For thou, O God, hast proved us; thou hast tried us like as silver is tried.

For they were all minded to make us afraid and thought, "They shall withdraw their hands from the work, that they shall not labour." Howbeit I strengthened my hand the more.

He shall set his face with all his power to obtain his kingdom, and to be like it. Yea, that shall he do, and give him unto the daughters among women, to destroy him. But he shall fail, neither shall he obtain his purpose.

And there fell a strife between the herdsmen of Abram's cattle, and the herdsmen of Lot's cattle. Moreover, the Canaanites and the Perizzites dwelled at that time in the land.

saying, "Where is he that is born King of the Jews? We have seen his star in the East and are come to worship him."

And, behold, they cried out, saying, "O Jesus, the son of God, what have we to do with thee? Art thou come hither to torment us before the time be come?"

The LORD alloweth the righteous; but the ungodly, and him that delighteth in wickedness, doth his soul abhor.

And he answered, "Nay, but I am the captain of the host of the LORD and am now come." And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and did reverence, and said unto him, "What sayeth my Lord unto his servant?"

After this shall he set his face unto the Isles, and take many of them. A prince shall stop him, to do him a shame, beside the confusion that else shall come unto him.

And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority doest thou these things? And who gave thee this power?"

And the Philistines had yet again war with Israel. And David went down, and his servants with him, and fought with the Philistines.

For lo, the ungodly bend their bow, and make ready their arrows within the quiver, that they may privily shoot at them which are true of heart.

{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye then to my soul, that she should flee as a bird unto the hill?

And after the sop, Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, "That thou dost, do quickly."

like as the kings and lords of the earth, which build themselves special places:

For the LORD is righteous, and he loveth righteousness: his countenance will behold the thing that is just.

Lo, though he slay me, yet will I put my trust in him. But if I shew and reprove mine own ways in his sight,

and prevailed in the Jews' law, above many of my companions, which were of mine own nation, and was a much more fervent maintainer of the traditions of the elders.

Stand, therefore, and your loins gird about with verity, having on the breastplate of righteousness,

Above all, take to you the shield of faith, wherewith ye may quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

And when there was risen dissension and disputing not a little unto Paul and Barnabas, against them: they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should ascend to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.

And now behold, I am sure that henceforth ye all, through whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.

While he thus thought, Behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: For that which is conceived in her is of the holy ghost.