50 Bible Verses about Resolving Conflict

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

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

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

The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore withdraw from contention, before it be meddled with.

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.

Agree with thy adversary quickly, while 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.

The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.

And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.

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

Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well-advised 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 thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we are brethren.

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

Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

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

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

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 for this purpose with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

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

Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, purposed to put her away privately.

Or what king going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try the children of men.

And in controversy 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 hallow my sabbaths.

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 the LORD was strong upon me.

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

Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself; and reveal not a secret to another:

Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and a horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.

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

For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it may not be done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.

He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him.

And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelt then in the land.

Saying, Where is he that 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 thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?

The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

And he said, No; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshiped, and said to him, What saith my lord to his servant?

After this shall he turn his face to the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon 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 doest thou these things; and who gave thee this authority?

Moreover, the Philistines had yet war again 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 upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In the LORD I put my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?

And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus to him, What thou doest, do quickly.

With kings and counselors of the earth, who built desolate places for themselves;

For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance beholdeth the upright.

Though he shall slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain my own ways before him.

And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in my own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.

Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breast-plate of righteousness;

Above all, taking the shield of faith, with which ye will be able to extinguish all the fiery darts of the wicked.

When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain others of them, should go to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.

And now behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, will see my face no more.

But while he thought on these things, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take to thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is by the Holy Spirit.