Bible Verses About Wars

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.

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?

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;

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.

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name.

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.

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.

If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.

A Psalm of David. Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:

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

For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:

I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;

It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it.

He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.

And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:

And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,

Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.

And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.

And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.