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Bible Verses About Peace

The peace that surpasses understanding.

37 verses · curated by hand

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More verses about peace in Scripture

453 passages mentioning “peace” across WEB & KJV — beyond the curated set above.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 3:8

    “a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.”

  2. Song of Solomon 8:10

    “I am a wall, and my breasts like towers, then I was in his eyes like one who found peace.”

  3. Isaiah 9:6

    “For to us a child is born. To us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”

  4. Isaiah 9:7

    “Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, on David’s throne, and on his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from that time on, even forever. The zeal of Yahweh of Armies will perform this.”

  5. Isaiah 26:12

    “Yahweh, you will ordain peace for us, for you have also done all our work for us.”

  6. Isaiah 27:5

    “Or else let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me. Let him make peace with me.””

  7. Isaiah 32:17

    “The work of righteousness will be peace; and the effect of righteousness, quietness and confidence forever.”

  8. Isaiah 32:18

    “My people will live in a peaceful habitation, in safe dwellings, and in quiet resting places.”

  9. Isaiah 33:7

    “Behold, their valiant ones cry outside; the ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.”

  10. Isaiah 36:16

    “Don’t listen to Hezekiah, for thus says the king of Assyria, ‘Make your peace with me, and come out to me; and each of you eat from his vine, and each one from his fig tree, and each one of you drink the waters of his own cistern;”

  11. Isaiah 36:21

    “But they remained silent, and said nothing in reply, for the king’s commandment was, “Don’t answer him.””

  12. Isaiah 38:17

    “Behold, for peace I had great anguish, but you have in love for my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption; for you have cast all my sins behind your back.”

  13. Isaiah 39:8

    “Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “Yahweh’s word which you have spoken is good.” He said moreover, “For there will be peace and truth in my days.””

  14. Isaiah 41:3

    “He pursues them, and passes by safely, Even by a way that he had not gone with his feet.”

  15. Isaiah 42:14

    ““I have been silent a long time. I have been quiet and restrained myself. Now I will cry out like a travailing woman. I will both gasp and pant.”

  16. Isaiah 42:19

    “Who is blind, but my servant? Or who is as deaf as my messenger whom I send? Who is as blind as he who is at peace, and as blind as Yahweh’s servant?”

  17. Isaiah 45:7

    “I form the light, and create darkness. I make peace, and create calamity. I am Yahweh, who does all these things.”

  18. Isaiah 48:18

    “Oh that you had listened to my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.”

  19. Isaiah 48:22

    ““There is no peace”, says Yahweh, “for the wicked.””

  20. Isaiah 52:7

    “How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!””

Frequently asked

Questions about peace in the Bible

What does the Bible say about peace?
Jesus gives a peace "not as the world gives" (John 14:27) — peace that holds inside trouble, not outside it. Philippians 4:6-7 promises peace that surpasses understanding, given as a guard around the heart when worry is prayed instead of carried.
Which Bible verse calms anxiety?
Philippians 4:6-7 and Isaiah 26:3 ("perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee") are the two most-shared peace verses for anxious moments.
How can I find peace in difficult times?
Scripture is consistent: bring the worry to God (1 Peter 5:7), with thanksgiving (Philippians 4:6), one day at a time (Matthew 6:34). The peace is given as a gift, not generated by clearer thinking.