What Does the Bible Say About Peace?

“And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren. brethren: Heb. men brethren”

“Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.”

“That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the LORD. That: Heb. If thou shalt”

“So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way.”

“And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land. rid: Heb. cause to cease”

“For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.”

“Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:”

“For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.”

“And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin. thy tabernacle: or, peace is thy tabernacle sin: or, err”

“Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. him: that is, God”

“For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.”

“When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:”

“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. ungodly: or, wicked”

“But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.”

“I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.”

“I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.”

“As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.”

“What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.”

“His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth. dwell: Heb. lodge in goodness”

“Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.”

“The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.”

“What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?”

“Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.”

“For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.”

“Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.”

“But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.”

“Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.”

“Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.”

“My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. strength: Heb. rock”

“I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.”

“Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them. nothing: Heb. they shall have no stumblingblock”

“My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.”

“I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war. for peace: or, a man of peace”

“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.”

“Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.”

“For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.”

“A Song of degrees. They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.”

“As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel.”

“Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel.”

“A Song of degrees of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! together: Heb. even together”

“He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. He: Heb. Who maketh thy border peace finest: Heb. fat of wheat”

“Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. that getteth: Heb. that draweth out understanding”

“When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.”

“Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.”

“The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.”

“Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.”

“When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.”

“Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife. sacrifices: or, good cheer”

“The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.”

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

“Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.”

“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”

“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”

“The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.”

“The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.”

“And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.”

“Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.”

“And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations. destroy: Heb. swallow up cast: Heb. covered”

“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.”

“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. perfect: Heb. peace, peace mind: or, thought, or, imagination”

“LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us. in us: or, for us”

“Or let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; and he shall make peace with me.”

“To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.”

“Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.”

“And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. great: Heb. heavy”

“And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.”

“And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;”

“I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.”

“O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:”

“There is no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked.”

“But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. wounded: or, tormented stripes: Heb. bruise”

“Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD.”

“For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.”

“And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.”

“Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. spend: Heb. weigh”

“For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.”

“The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. merciful: Heb. men of kindness, or, godliness from: or, from that which is evil”

“He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness. enter into: or, go in in his: or, before him”

“I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him.”

“Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.”

“And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the LORD for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.”

“Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.”

“Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none. Destruction: Heb. Cutting off”

“And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods .”

“And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.”

“The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.”

“Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace. feasts: or, solemn, or, set times”

“My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.”

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

“And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.”

“And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.”

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

“For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.”

“And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.”

“Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.”

“To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”

“He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.”

“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”

“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”