Government & Society
Bible Verses About war
13 key scriptures
Explore what the Bible says about war. This collection of 13 key Scripture passages reveals God's wisdom and guidance on this important theme.
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| Translation | Key Verse: Ecclesiastes 3:8 |
|---|---|
| King James (KJV) | “A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.” |
13 Key Scriptures
“A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.”
“And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.”
Matthew 24:6KJV
“From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? fightings: or, brawlings lusts: or, pleasures”
James 4:1KJV
“Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms; with thee: or, in thee, or, by thee”
“And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. pruninghooks: or, scythes”
Isaiah 2:4KJV
“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.”
Matthew 5:9KJV
“The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name.”
Exodus 15:3KJV
“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 high places. flesh: Gr. blood and flesh spiritual: or, wicked spirits high: or, heavenly”
“When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the LORD thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.”
“I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.”
Romans 7:21KJV
“If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.”
Romans 12:18KJV
“The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD. safety: or, victory”
“A Psalm of David. Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: strength: Heb. rock to war: Heb. to the war, etc”
Psalms 144:1KJV
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