Bible Verses About Rebellion
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for rebellion, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 6,030 votes, led by 1 Samuel 15:23. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Rebellion
1 Samuel 15:23358 votes
For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee from being king.
Proverbs 17:11310 votes
An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Psalms 68:6196 votes
God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
Romans 13:1-7168 votes
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
Deuteronomy 28:47-48128 votes
Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;
Deuteronomy 28:1-68103 votes
And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
Acts 5:29103 votes
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
Matthew 5:1998 votes
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Romans 12:1991 votes
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
John 14:1584 votes
If ye love me, keep my commandments.
1 Corinthians 10:1382 votes
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
Ephesians 6:1-381 votes
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
Isaiah 30:180 votes
Woe to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:
Isaiah 1:1-3177 votes
The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
Matthew 4:777 votes
Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Deuteronomy 31:2773 votes
For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the Lord; and how much more after my death?
John 8:4473 votes
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
Nehemiah 9:1771 votes
And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.
Colossians 3:2070 votes
Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
Jeremiah 28:1669 votes
Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught rebellion against the Lord.
2 Peter 2:467 votes
For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
Isaiah 14:12-1566 votes
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
Isaiah 65:264 votes
I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts;
1 Samuel 12:14-1561 votes
If ye will fear the Lord, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the Lord your God:
Isaiah 63:1061 votes
But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.
What does the Bible say about rebellion?
Readers most often cite 1 Samuel 15:23 on the subject of rebellion. Across 6,030 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 17:11, Psalms 68:6, Romans 13:1-7. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.