Bible Verses About Peace

And Abram saith unto Lot, `Let there not, I pray thee, be strife between me and thee, and between my shepherds and thy shepherds, for we are men--brethren.

Is not all the land before thee? be parted, I pray thee, from me; if to the left, then I to the right; and if to the right, then I to the left.'

do not evil with us, as we have not touched thee, and as we have only done good with thee, and send thee away in peace; thou art now blessed of Jehovah.'

And he sendeth his brethren away, and they go; and he saith unto them, `Be not angry in the way.'

`And I have given peace in the land, and ye have lain down, and there is none causing trembling; and I have caused evil beasts to cease out of the land, and the sword doth not pass over into your land.

For Mordecai the Jew is second to king Ahasuerus, and a great man of the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking good for his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.

Lo, the happiness of mortal man, God doth reprove him: And the chastisement of the Mighty despise not,

(For with sons of the field is thy covenant, And the beast of the field Hath been at peace with thee.)

And thou hast known that thy tent is peace, And inspected thy habitation, and errest not,

I bless Jehovah who hath counselled me; Also in the nights my reins instruct me.

Draw me not with the wicked, And with workers of iniquity, Speaking peace with their neighbours, And evil in their heart.

Who is the man that is desiring life? Loving days to see good?

Turn aside from evil and do good, Seek peace and pursue it.

For they speak not peace, And against the quiet of the land, Deceitful words they devise,

Too much hath my soul dwelt with him who is hating peace.

I am peace, and when I speak they are for war!

Ask ye the peace of Jerusalem, At rest are those loving thee.

Peace is in thy bulwark, rest in thy high places,

For the sake of my brethren and my companions, Let me speak, I pray thee, `Peace be in thee.'

As to those turning to their crooked ways, Jehovah causeth them to go with workers of iniquity. Peace on Israel!

And see the sons of thy sons! Peace on Israel!

A Song of the Ascents, by David. Lo, how good and how pleasant The dwelling of brethren--even together!

Who is making thy border peace, With the fat of wheat He satisfieth Thee.

Deceit is in the heart of those devising evil, And to those counselling peace is joy.

Better is an allowance of green herbs and love there, Than a fatted ox, and hatred with it.