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Bible Verses About Peace

The peace that surpasses understanding.

37 verses · curated by hand

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

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  1. 2 Kings 5:19

    “He said to him, “Go in peace.” So he departed from him a little way.”

  2. 2 Kings 5:21

    “So Gehazi followed after Naaman. When Naaman saw one running after him, he came down from the chariot to meet him, and said, “Is all well?””

  3. 2 Kings 7:9

    “Then they said to one another, “We aren’t doing right. Today is a day of good news, and we keep silent. If we wait until the morning light, punishment will overtake us. Now therefore come, let’s go and tell the king’s household.””

  4. 2 Kings 9:17

    “Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, “I see a company.” Joram said, “Take a horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, ‘Is it peace?’””

  5. 2 Kings 9:18

    “So one went on horseback to meet him, and said, “Thus says the king, ‘Is it peace?’” Jehu said, “What do you have to do with peace? Fall in behind me!” The watchman said, “The messenger came to them, but he isn’t coming back.””

  6. 2 Kings 9:19

    “Then he sent out a second on horseback, who came to them, and said, “Thus says the king, ‘Is it peace?’” Jehu answered, “What do you have to do with peace? Fall in behind me!””

  7. 2 Kings 9:22

    “When Joram saw Jehu, he said, “Is it peace, Jehu?” He answered, “What peace, so long as the prostitution of your mother Jezebel and her witchcraft abound?””

  8. 2 Kings 9:31

    “As Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, “Do you come in peace, Zimri, you murderer of your master?””

  9. 2 Kings 10:13

    “Jehu met with the brothers of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, “Who are you?” They answered, “We are the brothers of Ahaziah. We are going down to greet the children of the king and the children of the queen.””

  10. 2 Kings 16:13

    “He burned his burnt offering and his meal offering, poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings on the altar.”

  11. 2 Kings 18:31

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

  12. 2 Kings 18:36

    “But the people stayed quiet, and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, “Don’t answer him.””

  13. 2 Kings 20:19

    “Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “Yahweh’s word which you have spoken is good.” He said moreover, “Isn’t it so, if peace and truth will be in my days?””

  14. 2 Kings 22:20

    “‘Therefore behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the evil which I will bring on this place.’”’” So they brought this message back to the king.”

  15. 1 Chronicles 4:40

    “They found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceful; for those who lived there before were descended from Ham.”

  16. 1 Chronicles 12:17

    “David went out to meet them, and answered them, “If you have come peaceably to me to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if you have come to betray me to my adversaries, since there is no wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers see this and rebuke it.””

  17. 1 Chronicles 12:18

    “Then the Spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, and he said, “We are yours, David, and on your side, you son of Jesse. Peace, peace be to you, and peace be to your helpers; for your God helps you.” Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.”

  18. 1 Chronicles 16:1

    “They brought in God’s ark, and set it in the middle of the tent that David had pitched for it; and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.”

  19. 1 Chronicles 16:2

    “When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in Yahweh’s name.”

  20. 1 Chronicles 19:19

    “When the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David, and served him. The Syrians would not help the children of Ammon any more.”

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.