60 Bible Verses about Peace

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Judges 18:6

And the priest said to them, "Go in peace. The journey on which you go is under the eye of the LORD."

Luke 10:5

And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace to this house.

Leviticus 26:6

And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid; and I will put away the evil beasts out of the land; and the sword shall not go through your land.

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the Death of saints » Is full of » Peace

Isaiah 57:2

He entereth into peace: they rest in their beds, each one that hath walked in his uprightness.

Faith » Produces » Peace

fruit of the Spirit » Peace

Gifts from God » Temporal » Peace

Leviticus 26:6

And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid; and I will put away the evil beasts out of the land; and the sword shall not go through your land.

1 Chronicles 22:9

Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about; for his name shall be Solomon, and in his days I will give peace and quietness unto Israel.

the Gifts of God » Temporal » Peace

Leviticus 26:6

And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid; and I will put away the evil beasts out of the land; and the sword shall not go through your land.

1 Chronicles 22:9

Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about; for his name shall be Solomon, and in his days I will give peace and quietness unto Israel.

the Gifts of God » Spiritual » Peace

Joash » Made » Peace » Gifts

2 Kings 12:17-18

Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it. And Hazael set his face to go up against Jerusalem. And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat and Jehoram and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold found in the treasures of the house of Jehovah and in the king's house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria; and he went away from Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 24:23-24

And it came to pass at the end of the year that the army of Syria came up against him; and they entered into Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them to the king at Damascus. Truly with a small company of men came the army of the Syrians, but Jehovah delivered a very great army into their hand, because they had forsaken Jehovah the God of their fathers; and they executed judgment upon Joash.

natural Life » Should be spent in » Peace

Offerings » Peace » Laws concerning

Numbers 6:14

And he shall present his offering to Jehovah, one yearling he-lamb without blemish for a burnt-offering, and one yearling ewe-lamb without blemish for a sin-offering, and one ram without blemish for a peace-offering;

Numbers 10:10

And in the day of your gladness, and in your set feasts, and in your new moons, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt-offerings and over your sacrifices of peace-offering; and they shall be to you for a memorial before your God: I am Jehovah your God.

Exodus 29:19-22

And thou shalt take the second ram, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of the ram; and thou shalt slaughter the ram, and take of its blood, and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and on the tip of the right ear of his sons, and on the thumb of their right hand, and on the great toe of their right foot; and thou shalt sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about. And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron, and on his garments, and on his sons, and on the garments of his sons with him; and he shall be hallowed, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons' garments with him. read more.
Also of the ram shalt thou take the fat, and the fat-tail, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the net of the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right shoulder for it is a ram of consecration --

Exodus 29:31

And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and boil its flesh in a holy place.

Leviticus 7:11-15

And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace-offering, which a man shall present to Jehovah. If he present it for a thanksgiving, then he shall present with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and fine flour saturated with oil, cakes mingled with oil. Besides the cakes, he shall present his offering of leavened bread with the sacrifice of his peace-offering of thanksgiving. read more.
And of it he shall present one out of the whole offering as a heave-offering to Jehovah; to the priest that sprinkleth the blood of the peace-offering, to him it shall belong. And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace-offering of thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day that it is presented; he shall not let any of it remain until the morning.

Offerings » Different kinds of » Peace

Leviticus 7:11

And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace-offering, which a man shall present to Jehovah.

Peace » General references to spiritual

Luke 2:13-14

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good pleasure in men.

John 20:19

When therefore it was evening on that day, which was the first day of the week, and the doors shut where the disciples were, through fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and says to them, Peace be to you.

Luke 1:78-79

on account of the bowels of mercy of our God; wherein the dayspring from on high has visited us, to shine upon them who were sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

Peace » Promised to believers » To be cultivated in the church

More verses: Ephesians 4:3

Peace » Social » Periods of peace in the history of israel

Joshua 14:15

Now the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-Arba; the great man among the Anakim. And the land rested from war.

Joshua 21:44

And Jehovah gave them rest round about, according to all that he had sworn unto their fathers; and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them: Jehovah gave all their enemies into their hand.

Joshua 11:23

And Joshua took the whole land, according to all that Jehovah had said to Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions, by their tribes. And the land rested from war.

1 Kings 4:24

For he had dominion over all on this side the river, from Tiphsah as far as Gazah, over all the kings on this side the river; and he had peace on all sides round about.

1 Chronicles 22:9

Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about; for his name shall be Solomon, and in his days I will give peace and quietness unto Israel.

Peace » Social » No peace for the worldly and wicked

Isaiah 59:8

the way of peace they know not, and there is no judgment in their goings; they have made their paths crooked: whoso goeth therein knoweth not peace.

Ezekiel 13:10

Because, yea because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace! and there is no peace; and one buildeth up a wall, and lo, they daub it with untempered mortar --

2 Chronicles 15:5

And in those times there was no peace to him that went out nor to him that came in, but great disturbances were amongst all the inhabitants of the countries.

Ezekiel 7:25

Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, but there shall be none.

Peace » Promised to believers » God of

More verses: Romans 15:33

Peace » Social » Foretold by the prophets

Isaiah 2:4

And he shall judge among the nations, and shall reprove many peoples; and they shall forge their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-knives: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

Hosea 2:18

And I will make a covenant for them in that day with the beasts of the field, and with the fowl of the heavens, and the creeping things of the ground; and I will break bow and sword and battle out of the land; and I will make them to lie down safely.

Zechariah 9:10

And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem; and the battle-bow shall be cut off. And he shall speak peace unto the nations; and his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth.

Isaiah 9:7

Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with judgment and with righteousness, from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of Jehovah of hosts will perform this.

More verses: Micah 4:4 Isaiah 65:25

Peace » Promised to believers » Bestowed through Christ

Peace » Promised to believers » Duty of seeking

Isaiah 27:5

Or let him take hold of my strength; let him make peace with me: yea, let him make peace with me.

Peace » Social » FALSE

Amos 6:1

Woe to them that are at ease in Zion and that are secure in the mountain of Samaria, the renowned of the first of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come.

Psalm 123:4

Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, with the contempt of the proud.

Ezekiel 23:42

And the voice of a multitude living carelessly was with her; and with people of the common sort were brought Sabeans from the wilderness, and they put bracelets upon their hands, and a beautiful crown upon their heads.

Jeremiah 6:14

And they have healed the breach of the daughter of my people lightly, saying, Peace, peace! when there is no peace.

Ezekiel 13:10

Because, yea because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace! and there is no peace; and one buildeth up a wall, and lo, they daub it with untempered mortar --

Peace » For peace peace invoked » The obligation to preserve peace

Mark 9:50

Salt is good, but if the salt is become saltless, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.

Peace » The church shall enjoy

Isaiah 2:4

And he shall judge among the nations, and shall reprove many peoples; and they shall forge their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-knives: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

Psalm 125:5

But as for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, Jehovah will lead them forth with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel!

Hosea 2:18

And I will make a covenant for them in that day with the beasts of the field, and with the fowl of the heavens, and the creeping things of the ground; and I will break bow and sword and battle out of the land; and I will make them to lie down safely.

Peace » Living peaceably

Mark 9:50

Salt is good, but if the salt is become saltless, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.

Romans 12:17-18

recompensing to no one evil for evil: providing things honest before all men: if possible, as far as depends on you, living in peace with all men;

Peace » God is the author of

Psalm 147:14

He maketh peace in thy borders; he satisfieth thee with the finest of the wheat.

Peace » Promised to believers » Like a river

Isaiah 48:18

Oh that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! Then would thy peace have been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea;

Ezekiel 34:25

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

Peace » Necessary to the enjoyment of life

1 Peter 3:10-11

For he that will love life and see good days, let him cause his tongue to cease from evil and his lips that they speak no guile. And let him avoid evil, and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it;

Peace » Shall abound in the latter days

Isaiah 2:4

And he shall judge among the nations, and shall reprove many peoples; and they shall forge their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-knives: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

Isaiah 11:13

And the envy of Ephraim shall depart, and the troublers of Judah shall be cut off; Ephraim will not envy Judah, and Judah will not trouble Ephraim:

Peace » Saints should » Have, with each other

Mark 9:50

Salt is good, but if the salt is become saltless, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.

Peace » Advantages of

Peace » Promised to believers » Abundant

Proverbs 3:17

Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

Peace » Saints should » Endeavor to have with all men

Peace » The wicked » Enjoy not

Ezekiel 7:25

Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, but there shall be none.

Peace » Saints should » Seek

Peace » Jesus Christ giving peace

John 16:31-33

Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe? Behold, the hour is coming, and has come, that ye shall be scattered, each to his own, and shall leave me alone; and yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me. These things have I spoken to you that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye have tribulation; but be of good courage: I have overcome the world.

John 14:23-27

Jesus answered and said to him, If any one love me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our abode with him. He that loves me not does not keep my words; and the word which ye hear is not mine, but that of the Father who has sent me. These things I have said to you, abiding with you; read more.
but the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and will bring to your remembrance all the things which I have said to you. I leave peace with you; I give my peace to you: not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it fear.

Peace » Peace-makers

Peace » Promised to believers » Legacy of Christ

Peace » God bestows upon those who » Endure his chastisements

Job 5:23-24

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 tent is in peace; and thou wilt survey thy fold, and miss nothing.

Peace » Ministers should exhort to

2 Thessalonians 3:12

Now such we enjoin and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that working quietly they eat their own bread.

Peace » Saints should » Live in

Peace » Promised to believers » Passeth understanding

Peace » Letting the peace of God rule in your heart

Peace » God bestows upon those who » Obey him

Leviticus 26:6

And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid; and I will put away the evil beasts out of the land; and the sword shall not go through your land.

Peace » Saints should » Follow

Peace » Saints should » Love

Zechariah 8:19

Thus saith Jehovah 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 gatherings. Love ye then truth and peace.

Peace » Exemplified » Abraham

Genesis 13:8-9

And Abram said to Lot, I pray thee let there be no contention between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen, for we are brethren. Is not the whole land before thee? Separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if to the left, then I will take the right; and if to the right, then I will take the left.

Peace » God bestows upon those who » Please him

Peace » Results from » Seeking the peace of those with whom we dwell

Peace » Results from » Praying for rulers

Peace » Pray for that of the church

Psalm 122:6-8

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy bulwarks, prosperity within thy palaces. For my brethren and companions' sakes I will say, Peace be within thee!

Peace » Exhort others to

Genesis 45:24

And he sent his brethren away, and they departed. And he said to them, Do not quarrel on the way.

Peace » Is a bond of union

Peace » Saints should » Follow the things which make for

Peace » Promised to believers » The gift of God

Peace » Promised to believers » Perfect

Peace » Saints should » Cultivate

Peace » Saints should » Speak

Esther 10:3

For Mordecai the Jew was second to king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the welfare of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.

Peace » Exemplified » David

Peace » The wicked » Opposed to

Peace » The wicked » Speak not

Psalm 35:20

For they speak not peace; and they devise deceitful words against the quiet in the land.

Peace » The wicked » Hate

Psalm 120:6

My soul hath long dwelt with them that hate peace.

Peace » Blessedness of promoting

Peace » Blessedness of

Peace » Results from » The government of Christ

Isaiah 2:4

And he shall judge among the nations, and shall reprove many peoples; and they shall forge their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-knives: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

Peace » Results from » Heavenly wisdom

Peace » The wicked » Hypocritically speak

Psalm 28:3

Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbours, and mischief is in their heart.

Peace » The fruit of righteousness should be sown in

Peace » Exemplified » By abraham

Genesis 13:8-9

And Abram said to Lot, I pray thee let there be no contention between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen, for we are brethren. Is not the whole land before thee? Separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if to the left, then I will take the right; and if to the right, then I will take the left.

Peace » Exemplified » Abimelech

Genesis 26:29

that thou wilt do us no wrong, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done to thee nothing but good, and have let thee go in peace; thou art now blessed of Jehovah.

Peace » Exemplified » Mordecai

Esther 10:3

For Mordecai the Jew was second to king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the welfare of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.

Topics on Peace

Abundant Peace

Jeremiah 33:6

Behold, I will apply a healing dressing to it and cure, and I will heal them, and will reveal unto them an abundance of peace and truth.

Animal Sacrifices, Peace Offering

Exodus 29:19-22

And thou shalt take the second ram, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of the ram;

God Makes Peace

Psalm 46:9

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

God Of Peace

Judges 6:24

Then Gideon built an altar there to the LORD, and called it, The LORD is peace. To this day it still stands at Ophrah, which belongs to the Abiez'rites.

Going In Peace

Genesis 26:29

that thou wilt do us no wrong, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done to thee nothing but good, and have let thee go in peace; thou art now blessed of Jehovah.

Men Of Peace

Genesis 34:21

These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade in it. And the land behold, it is of wide extent before them. We will take their daughters as wives, and give them our daughters.

Millennial Kingdom, Universal Peace And Blessing

Psalm 46:8-9

Come, behold the works of Jehovah, what desolations he hath made in the earth:

No Peace

Genesis 37:4

And his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, and they hated him, and could not greet him with friendliness.

Peace offerings

Leviticus 7:11

And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace-offering, which a man shall present to Jehovah.

Peace, Believers Experience Of

Psalm 41:1-3

{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} Blessed is he that understandeth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.

Peace, Divine In Ot

Genesis 2:16-17

And Jehovah Elohim commanded Man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou shalt freely eat;

Peace, Human Search For

Genesis 5:28-29

And Lemech lived a hundred and eighty-two years, and begot a son.

Peace, In Christian Living

Zechariah 8:19

Thus saith Jehovah 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 gatherings. Love ye then truth and peace.

Peace, In The Wicked

Psalm 28:3

Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbours, and mischief is in their heart.

Peace, Promised To

Isaiah 66:12

For thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing torrent; and ye shall suck, ye shall be carried upon the side, and be dandled upon the knees.

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