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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. Isaiah 53:5

    “But he was pierced for our transgressions. He was crushed for our iniquities. The punishment that brought our peace was on him; and by his wounds we are healed.”

  2. Isaiah 54:10

    “For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed; but my loving kindness will not depart from you, and my covenant of peace will not be removed,” says Yahweh who has mercy on you.”

  3. Isaiah 54:13

    “All your children will be taught by Yahweh; and your children’s peace will be great.”

  4. Isaiah 55:12

    “For you shall go out with joy, and be led out with peace. The mountains and the hills will break out before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields will clap their hands.”

  5. Isaiah 57:2

    “He enters into peace. They rest in their beds, each one who walks in his uprightness.”

  6. Isaiah 57:11

    ““Whom have you dreaded and feared, so that you lie, and have not remembered me, nor laid it to your heart? Haven’t I held my peace for a long time, and you don’t fear me?”

  7. Isaiah 57:19

    “I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him who is far off and to him who is near,” says Yahweh; “and I will heal them.””

  8. Isaiah 57:21

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

  9. Isaiah 59:8

    “They don’t know the way of peace; and there is no justice in their ways. They have made crooked paths for themselves; whoever goes in them doesn’t know peace.”

  10. Isaiah 60:17

    “For brass I will bring gold; for iron I will bring silver; for wood, brass, and for stones, iron. I will also make peace your governor, and righteousness your ruler.”

  11. Isaiah 62:1

    “For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her righteousness shines out like the dawn, and her salvation like a burning lamp.”

  12. Isaiah 62:6

    “I have set watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem. They will never be silent day nor night. You who call on Yahweh, take no rest,”

  13. Isaiah 64:12

    “Will you hold yourself back for these things, Yahweh? Will you keep silent, and punish us very severely?”

  14. Isaiah 66:12

    “For Yahweh says, “Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream; and you will nurse. You will be carried on her side, and will be dandled on her knees.”

  15. Jeremiah 4:10

    “Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh! Surely you have greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, ‘You shall have peace;’ whereas the sword reaches to the heart.””

  16. Jeremiah 4:19

    “My anguish, my anguish! I am pained at my very heart; my heart is disquieted in me; I can’t hold my peace; because you have heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.”

  17. Jeremiah 6:14

    “They have healed also the hurt of my people superficially, saying, ‘Peace, peace!’ when there is no peace.”

  18. Jeremiah 8:11

    “They have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, “Peace, peace,” when there is no peace.”

  19. Jeremiah 8:15

    “We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and behold, dismay!”

  20. Jeremiah 9:8

    “Their tongue is a deadly arrow. It speaks deceit. One speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart, he lays wait for him.”

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.