526 verses contain “peace” (in the KJV: 509, in the BSB: 339) — showing 201–300
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The nobles held their
peace, and their tongue
cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
The voices of the nobles were
hushed, and their tongues
stuck to the roofs of their mouths.
Mark well, O Job,
hearken unto me: hold thy
peace, and I will speak.
Pay attention, Job, and
listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.
If not,
hearken unto me: hold thy
peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom.
But if not, then
listen to me; be quiet, and I will teach you wisdom.”
I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.
I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.
If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at
peace with me; (
yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)
if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have
plundered my
foe without cause,
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.
Do not
drag me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak
peace to their neighbors while
malice is in their hearts.
The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will
bless his people with
peace.
The LORD gives His people strength; the LORD blesses His people with peace.
Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
Turn away 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.
For they do not speak
peace, but they
devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land.
But the
meek shall
inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of
peace.
But the
meek will
inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.
Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
I was
dumb with silence, I held my
peace, even from good; and my sorrow was
stirred.
I was speechless and still; I remained silent, even from speaking good, and my sorrow was
stirred.
Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy
peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a
sojourner, as all my fathers were.
Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry for help; do not be
deaf to my
weeping. For I am a foreigner dwelling with You, a stranger like all my fathers.
He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.
He redeems my soul in
peace from the battle
waged against me, even though many
oppose me.
He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.
My companion attacks his friends; he
violates his covenant.
The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.
May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring righteousness.
In his days shall the righteous
flourish; and abundance of
peace so long as the moon endureth.
May the righteous
flourish in his days and prosperity abound, until the moon is no more.
Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.
O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.
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.
I will
listen to what God the LORD will say; for He will surely speak
peace to His people and His saints; He will not let them return to folly.
Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and
peace have
kissed each other.
Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and
peace have
kissed.
Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;
O God of my praise, be not silent.
Great
peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall
offend them.
Abundant
peace belongs to those who love Your law; nothing can make them
stumble.
My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.
Too long have I dwelt among those who
hate peace.
I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.
I am in favor of peace; but when I speak, they want war.
Pray for the
peace of Jerusalem: they shall
prosper that love thee.
Pray for the
peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you
prosper.
Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
May there be peace within your walls, and prosperity inside your fortresses.”
For my brethren and companions’ sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, “Peace be within you.”
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.
But those who turn to
crooked ways the LORD will
banish with the evildoers.
Peace be upon Israel.
Yea, thou shalt see thy children’s children, and
peace upon Israel.
that you may see your children’s children. Peace be upon Israel!
He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.
For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life.
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
All her ways are pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful.
I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.
“I have made my
peace offerings;
today I have paid my vows.
He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
Whoever shows contempt for his
neighbor lacks judgment, but a man of understanding remains silent.
Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of
peace is joy.
Deceit is in the hearts of those who
devise evil, but the counselors of
peace have joy.
When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.
Even a
fool, when he holdeth his
peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
Even a
fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and
discerning when he holds his tongue.
A time to love, and a time to
hate; a time of war, and a time of
peace.
a time to love and a time to
hate, a time for war and a time for
peace.
I am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found favour.
I am a wall, and my breasts are like towers. So I have become in his eyes like one who brings peace.
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.
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful
Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of
Peace.
Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
Of the increase of His government and
peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and
sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will
accomplish this.
The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.
All the earth is at peace and at rest; they break out in song.
Thou
wilt keep him in perfect
peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
You will keep in perfect
peace the
steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
LORD, thou
wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.
O LORD, You will establish peace for us. For all that we have accomplished, You have done for us.
Or let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; and he shall make peace with me.
Or let them lay claim to My protection; let them make
peace with Me—
yes, let them make
peace with Me.”
And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
The work of righteousness will be
peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence
forever.
And my people shall dwell in a
peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;
Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure places of rest.
Behold, their
valiant ones shall cry without: the ambassadors of
peace shall
weep bitterly.
Behold, their
valiant ones cry
aloud in the streets; the envoys of
peace weep bitterly.
Look upon
Zion, the city of our
solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet
habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.
Look upon
Zion, the city of our appointed feasts. Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a
peaceful pasture, a tent that does not
wander; its tent pegs will not be pulled up, nor will any of its cords be broken.
Hearken not to
Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me: and eat ye every one of his vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his own
cistern;
Do not
listen to
Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: Make
peace with me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and his own fig tree, and drink water from his own
cistern,
But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
But the people remained silent and did not answer a word, for
Hezekiah had commanded, “Do not answer him.”
Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
Surely for my own
welfare I had such great
anguish; but Your love has delivered me from the pit of
oblivion, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back.
Then said
Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be
peace and truth in my days.
But
Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “At least there will be
peace and security in my lifetime.”
“I have kept silent from ages past; I have remained quiet and restrained. But now I will
groan like a woman in labor; I will at once
gasp and
pant.
I form the light, and
create darkness: I make
peace, and
create evil: I the LORD do all these things.
I form the light and
create the darkness; I bring prosperity and
create calamity. 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:
If only you had paid attention to My commandments, your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like waves of the sea.
There is no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked.
“There is no peace,” says the LORD, “for the wicked.”
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good
tidings, that publisheth
peace; that bringeth good
tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto
Zion, Thy God reigneth!
How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who
proclaim peace, who bring good
tidings, who
proclaim salvation, who say to
Zion, “Your God reigns!”
But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was
crushed for our
iniquities; the punishment that brought us
peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are
healed.
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.
Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be
shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of
peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has
compassion on you.
And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.
Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their prosperity.
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.
You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in
peace; the mountains and hills will
burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will
clap their hands.
He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.
Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest, lying down in death.
And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast
lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my
peace even of old, and thou fearest me not?
Whom have you
dreaded and feared, so that you
lied and failed to remember Me or take this to heart? Is it not because I have long been silent that you do not fear Me?
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.
bringing praise to their lips.
Peace,
peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will
heal them.”
There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.
“There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”
The way of
peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them
crooked paths:
whosoever goeth therein shall not know
peace.
The way of
peace they have not known, and there is no justice in their tracks. They have turned them into
crooked paths; no one who treads on them will know
peace.
For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness.
Instead of bronze I will bring you gold; I will bring silver in place of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stones. I will
appoint peace as your governor and righteousness as your ruler.
For
Zion’s sake will I not hold my
peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.
For
Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep still, until her righteousness shines like a bright light, her salvation like a
blazing torch.
I have set
watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their
peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,
On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted
watchmen; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD shall take no rest for
yourselves,
After all this, O LORD, will You restrain
Yourself? Will You keep silent and
afflict us beyond measure?
For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend
peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye
suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be
dandled upon her knees.
For this is what the LORD says: “I will extend
peace to her like a river, and the wealth of nations like a flowing stream; you will
nurse and be carried on her arm, and
bounced upon her knees.
Then said I,
Ah, Lord GOD! surely thou hast greatly
deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have
peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul.
Then I said, “
Ah, Lord GOD, how completely You have
deceived this people and Jerusalem by saying, ‘You will have
peace,’ while a sword is at our throats.”
My
bowels, my
bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my
peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the
trump, the
alarm of war.
My
anguish, my
anguish! I
writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the
alarm of battle.
They have
healed also the
hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying,
Peace,
peace; when there is no
peace.
They dress the wound of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.
For they have
healed the
hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying,
Peace,
peace; when there is no
peace.
They dress the wound of the daughter of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.
We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble!
We hoped for
peace, but no good has come, for a time of
healing, but there was only terror.
Their tongue is as an
arrow shot out; it speaketh
deceit: one speaketh
peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.
Their tongues are deadly arrows; they speak
deception. With his mouth a man speaks
peace to his
neighbor, but in his heart he sets a
trap for him.
If thou hast run with the
footmen, and they have
wearied thee, then how canst thou
contend with horses? and if in the land of
peace, wherein thou trustedst, they
wearied thee, then how
wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?
“If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you
compete with horses? If you
stumble in a
peaceful land, how will you do in the thickets of the Jordan?
The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the LORD shall
devour from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh shall have
peace.
Over all the barren heights in the wilderness the destroyers have come, for the sword of the LORD devours from one end of the earth to the other. No flesh has peace.
Then said I,
Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you
assured peace in this place.
“
Ah, Lord GOD!” I replied, “Look, the prophets are telling them, ‘You will not see the sword or suffer famine, but I will give you lasting
peace in this place.’”
Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul
lothed Zion? why hast thou
smitten us, and there is no
healing for us? we looked for
peace, and there is no good; and for the time of
healing, and behold trouble!
Have You rejected Judah completely? Do You
despise Zion? Why have You
stricken us so that we are beyond
healing? We hoped for
peace, but no good has come, and for the time of
healing, but there was only terror.
For thus saith the LORD, Enter not into the house of
mourning, neither go to
lament nor
bemoan them: for I have taken away my
peace from this people, saith the LORD, even lovingkindness and
mercies.
Indeed, this is what the LORD says: “Do not enter a house where there is a funeral meal. Do not go to
mourn or show sympathy, for I have removed from this people My
peace, My loving devotion, and My
compassion,” declares the LORD.
They say still unto them that
despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye shall have
peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.
They keep saying to those who
despise Me, ‘The LORD says that you will have
peace,’ and to
everyone who walks in the
stubbornness of his own heart, ‘No
harm will come to you.’
And the peaceable habitations are cut down because of the fierce anger of the LORD.
The peaceful meadows have been silenced because of the LORD’s burning anger.
The prophet which prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, then shall the prophet be known, that the LORD hath truly sent him.
As for the prophet who prophesies peace, only if the word of the prophet comes true will the prophet be recognized as one the LORD has truly sent.”
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.
Seek the prosperity of the city to which I have sent you as exiles. Pray to the LORD on its behalf, for if it prospers, you too will
prosper.”
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to
prosper you and not to
harm you, to give you a future and a hope.
For thus saith the LORD; We have heard a voice of
trembling, of fear, and not of
peace.
Yes, this is what the LORD says: “A cry of
panic is heard— a cry of terror, not of
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.
Nevertheless, I will bring to it health and
healing, and I will
heal its people and
reveal to them the abundance of
peace and truth.
But thou shalt die in
peace: and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings which were before thee, so shall they burn odours for thee; and they will
lament thee, saying,
Ah lord! for I have pronounced the word, saith the LORD.
you will die in
peace. As spices were burned for your fathers, the former kings who preceded you, so people will burn spices for you and
lament, ‘
Alas, O master!’ For I Myself have spoken this word, declares the LORD.”
And I will
kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away
captives: and he shall
array himself with the land of Egypt, as a
shepherd putteth on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in
peace.
I will
kindle a fire in the temples of the gods of Egypt, and
Nebuchadnezzar will burn those temples and take their gods as
captives. So he will
wrap himself with the land of Egypt as a
shepherd wraps himself in his garment, and he will depart from there unscathed.
And thou hast removed my soul far off from
peace: I
forgat prosperity.
My soul has been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is.
Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none.
Anguish is coming! They will seek
peace, but find none.
Because, even because they have
seduced my people, saying,
Peace; and there was no
peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others
daubed it with untempered
morter:
Because they have led My people
astray, saying, ‘
Peace,’ when there is no
peace, and
whitewashing any
flimsy wall that is built,
To wit, the prophets of Israel which
prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and which see visions of
peace for her, and there is no
peace, saith the Lord GOD.
those prophets of Israel who
prophesied to Jerusalem and saw a vision of
peace for her when there was no
peace, declares the Lord GOD.’
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.
I will make with them a covenant of peace and rid the land of wild animals, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest.
Moreover I will make a covenant of
peace with them; it shall be an
everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for
evermore.
And I will make a covenant of
peace with them; it will be an
everlasting covenant. I will establish them and multiply them, and I will set My sanctuary among them
forever.
And when these days are
expired, it shall be, that upon the eighth day, and so forward, the priests shall make your burnt offerings upon the altar, and your
peace offerings; and I will accept you, saith the Lord GOD.
At the end of these days, from the eighth day on, the priests are to present your burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar. Then I will accept you, declares the Lord GOD.’”
And one lamb out of the flock, out of two hundred, out of the fat pastures of Israel; for a meat offering, and for a burnt offering, and for
peace offerings, to make
reconciliation for them, saith the Lord GOD.
And one sheep shall be given from each flock of two hundred from the well-watered pastures of Israel. These are for the grain offerings, burnt offerings, and
peace offerings, to make
atonement for the people, declares the Lord GOD.