Bible Verses About Weapons
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for weapons, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 2,344 votes, led by Matthew 26:52-54. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Weapons
Matthew 26:52-54120 votes
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.
Psalms 144:199 votes
Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:
Matthew 26:5295 votes
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.
Luke 22:3691 votes
Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.
2 Corinthians 10:478 votes
(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
Luke 22:35-3874 votes
And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.
Isaiah 54:1771 votes
No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.
Ephesians 6:1269 votes
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.
Isaiah 2:467 votes
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.
Romans 12:1962 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.
Matthew 5:38-3954 votes
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
John 14:1543 votes
If ye love me, keep my commandments.
Romans 12:1840 votes
If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
Exodus 22:2-338 votes
If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.
Romans 13:438 votes
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.
Ecclesiastes 9:1833 votes
Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.
Hebrews 4:1233 votes
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
1 Samuel 25:1331 votes
And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff.
James 4:730 votes
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Psalms 18:3429 votes
He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
Genesis 4:1-2625 votes
And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord.
Luke 10:2724 votes
And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
1 Timothy 5:824 votes
But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
Exodus 22:1-3123 votes
If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
Joshua 6:2022 votes
So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.
What does the Bible say about weapons?
Readers most often cite Matthew 26:52-54 on the subject of weapons. Across 2,344 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Psalms 144:1, Matthew 26:52, Luke 22:36. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.