Bible Verses For Peace From The Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
1. Psalm 4:8 - "In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety."
2. Psalm 29:11 - "The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace."
3. Psalm 34:14 - "Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it."
4. Psalm 85:8 - "I will listen to what God the Lord says; he promises peace to his people, his faithful servants— but let them not turn to folly."
5. Psalm 119:165 - "Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble."
6. Isaiah 9:6 - "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."
7. Isaiah 26:3 - "You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you."
8. Isaiah 26:12 - "Lord, you establish peace for us; all that we have accomplished you have done for us."
9. Isaiah 32:17 - "The fruit of that righteousness will be peace; its effect will be quietness and confidence forever."
10. Isaiah 52:7 - "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!'"
11. Isaiah 54:10 - "Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you."
12. Isaiah 55:12 - "You will go out in 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."
13. Isaiah 57:19 - "Creating praise on the lips of the mourners in Israel. Peace, peace, to those far and near,” says the Lord. “And I will heal them.”
14. Isaiah 59:8 - "The way of peace they do not know; there is no justice in their paths. They have turned them into crooked roads; no one who walks along them will know peace."
15. Isaiah 60:17 - "Instead of bronze I will bring you gold, and silver in place of iron. Instead of wood I will bring you bronze, and iron in place of stones. I will make peace your governor and well-being your ruler."
16. Isaiah 66:12 - "For this is what the Lord says: 'I will extend peace to her like a river, and the wealth of nations like a flooding stream; you will nurse and be carried on her arm and dandled on her knees.'"
17. Jeremiah 29:11 - "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
18. Jeremiah 33:6 - "Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security."
19. Ezekiel 34:25 - "I will make a covenant of peace with them and rid the land of savage beasts so that they may live in the wilderness and sleep in the forests in safety."
20. Ezekiel 37:26 - "I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and increase their numbers, and I will put my sanctuary among them forever."
21. Haggai 2:9 - "'The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house,’ says the Lord Almighty. ‘And in this place I will grant peace,’ declares the Lord Almighty."
22. Zechariah 8:12 - "The seed will grow well, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will produce its crops, and the heavens will drop their dew. I will give all these things as an inheritance to the remnant of this people."
23. Zechariah 8:16 - "These are the things you are to do: Speak the truth to each other, and render true and sound judgment in your courts;"
24. Zechariah 9:10 - "I will take away the chariots from Ephraim and the warhorses from Jerusalem, and the battle bow will be broken. He will proclaim peace to the nations. His rule will extend from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth."
25. Zechariah 9:17 - "How attractive and beautiful they will be! Grain will make the young men thrive, and new wine the young women."
26. Malachi 2:5 - "My covenant was with him, a covenant of life and peace, and I gave them to him; this called for reverence and he revered me and stood in awe of my name."
27. Psalm 37:37 - "Consider the blameless, observe the upright; a future awaits those who seek peace."
28. Psalm 85:10 - "Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other."
29. Psalm 119:165 - "Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble."
30. Psalm 120:7 - "I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war."
31. Proverbs 3:17 - "Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace."
32. Proverbs 12:20 - "Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy."
33. Proverbs 16:7 - "When the Lord takes pleasure in anyone’s way, he causes their enemies to make peace with them."
34. Proverbs 17:1 - "Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife."
35. Proverbs 20:3 - "It is to one’s honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel."
36. Proverbs 29:17 - "Discipline your children, and they will give you peace; they will bring you the delights you desire."
37. Ecclesiastes 3:8 - "a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace."
38. Ecclesiastes 9:17 - "The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler of fools."
39. Ecclesiastes 10:4 - "If a ruler’s anger rises against you, do not leave your post; calmness can lay great offenses to rest."
40. Isaiah 2:4 - "He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore."
41. Isaiah 11:6-9 - "The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them. The cow will feed with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. The infant will play near the cobra’s den, and the young child will put its hand into the viper’s nest. They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea."
42. Isaiah 26:12 - "Lord, you establish peace for us; all that we have accomplished you have done for us."
43. Isaiah 32:18 - "My people will live in peaceful dwelling places, in secure homes, in undisturbed places of rest."
44. Isaiah 48:18 - "If only you had paid attention to my commands, your peace would have been like a river, your well-being like the waves of the sea."
45. Isaiah 52:7 - "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!'"
46. Isaiah 54:10 - "Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you."
47. Isaiah 55:12 - "You will go out in 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."
48. Isaiah 57:19 - "Creating praise on the lips of the mourners in Israel. Peace, peace, to those far and near,” says the Lord. “And I will heal them.”
49. Isaiah 57:21 - "There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”
50. Isaiah 59:8 - "The way of peace they do not know; there is no justice in their paths. They have turned them into crooked roads; no one who walks along them will know peace."
51. Isaiah 60:17 - "Instead of bronze I will bring you gold, and silver in place of iron. Instead of wood I will bring you bronze, and iron in place of stones. I will make peace your governor and well-being your ruler."
52. Isaiah 66:12 - "For this is what the Lord says: 'I will extend peace to her like a river, and the wealth of nations like a flooding stream; you will nurse and be carried on her arm and dandled on her knees.'"
53. Jeremiah 6:14 - "'They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. 'Peace, peace,' they say, when there is no peace."
54. Jeremiah 14:13 - "But I said, 'Alas, Sovereign Lord! The prophets keep telling them, 'You will not see the sword or suffer famine. Indeed, I will give you lasting peace in this place.''"
55. Jeremiah 29:7 - "Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper."
56. Jeremiah 29:11 - "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
57. Jeremiah 33:6 - "Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security."
58. Ezekiel 34:25 - "I will make a covenant of peace with them and rid the land of savage beasts so that they may live in the wilderness and sleep in the forests in safety."
59. Ezekiel 37:26 - "I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and increase their numbers, and I will put my sanctuary among them forever."
60. Haggai 2:9 - "'The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house,’ says the Lord Almighty. ‘And in this place I will grant peace,’ declares the Lord Almighty."
61. Zechariah 6:13 - "It is he who will build the temple of the Lord, and he will be clothed with majesty and will sit and rule on his throne. And he will be a priest on his throne. And there will be harmony between the two.'"
62. Zechariah 8:16 - "These are the things you are to do: Speak the truth to each other, and render true and sound judgment in your courts;"
63. Zechariah 9:10 - "I will take away the chariots from Ephraim and the warhorses from Jerusalem, and the battle bow will be broken. He will proclaim peace to the nations. His rule will extend from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth."
64. Zechariah 9:17 - "How attractive and beautiful they will be! Grain will make the young men thrive, and new wine the young women."
65. Malachi 2:5 - "My covenant was with him, a covenant of life and peace, and I gave them to him; this called for reverence and he revered me and stood in awe of my name."
66. Psalm 37:37 - "Consider the blameless, observe the upright; a future awaits those who seek peace."
67. Psalm 85:10 - "Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other."
68. Psalm 119:165 - "Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble."
69. Psalm 120:7 - "I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war."
70. Proverbs 3:17 - "Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace."
71. Proverbs 12:20 - "Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy."
72. Proverbs 16:7 - "When the Lord takes pleasure in anyone’s way, he causes their enemies to make peace with them."
73. Proverbs 17:1 - "Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife."
74. Proverbs 20:3 - "It is to one’s honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel."
75. Proverbs 29:17 - "Discipline your children, and they will give you peace; they will bring you the delights you desire."
76. Ecclesiastes 3:8 - "a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace."
77. Ecclesiastes 9:17 - "The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler of fools."
78. Ecclesiastes 10:4 - "If a ruler’s anger rises against you, do not leave your post; calmness can lay great offenses to rest."
79. Isaiah 2:4 - "He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore."
80. Isaiah 11:6-9 - "The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them. The cow will feed with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. The infant will play near the cobra’s den, and the young child will put its hand into the viper’s nest. They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea."
81. Isaiah 26:12 - "Lord, you establish peace for us; all that we have accomplished you have done for us."
82. Isaiah 32:18 - "My people will live in peaceful dwelling places, in secure homes, in undisturbed places of rest."
83. Isaiah 48:18 - "If only you had paid attention to my commands, your peace would have been like a river, your well-being like the waves of the sea."
84. Isaiah 52:7 - "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!'"
85. Isaiah 54:10 - "Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you."
86. Isaiah 55:12 - "You will go out in 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."
87. Isaiah 57:19 - "Creating praise on the lips of the mourners in Israel. Peace, peace, to those far and near,” says the Lord. “And I will heal them.”
88. Isaiah 57:21 - "There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked."
89. Isaiah 59:8 - "The way of peace they do not know; there is no justice in their paths. They have turned them into crooked roads; no one who walks along them will know peace."
90. Isaiah 60:17 - "Instead of bronze I will bring you gold, and silver in place of iron. Instead of wood I will bring you bronze, and iron in place of stones. I will make peace your governor and well-being your ruler."
91. Isaiah 66:12 - "For this is what the Lord says: 'I will extend peace to her like a river, and the wealth of nations like a flooding stream; you will nurse and be carried on her arm and dandled on her knees.'"
92. Jeremiah 6:14 - "'They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. 'Peace, peace,' they say, when there is no peace."
93. Jeremiah 14:13 - "But I said, 'Alas, Sovereign Lord! The prophets keep telling them, 'You will not see the sword or suffer famine. Indeed, I will give you lasting peace in this place.''"
94. Jeremiah 29:7 - "Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper."
95. Jeremiah 29:11 - "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
96. Jeremiah 33:6 - "Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security."
97. Ezekiel 34:25 - "I will make a covenant of peace with them and rid the land of savage beasts so that they may live in the wilderness and sleep in the forests in safety."
98. Ezekiel 37:26 - "I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and increase their numbers, and I will put my sanctuary among them forever."
99. Haggai 2:9 - "'The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house,’ says the Lord Almighty. ‘And in this place I will grant peace,’ declares the Lord Almighty."
100. Zechariah 6:13 - "It is he who will build the temple of the Lord, and he will be clothed with majesty and will sit and rule on his throne. And he will be a priest on his throne. And there will be harmony between the two.'"
These verses from the Tanakh offer comfort, encouragement, and the promise of peace from God.