This page contains quotes from the Bible pertaining to the subject of peace. I have divided it into the following categories: Peace as an Attribute or Name of God, Peace from God on His Angels, Peace from God on Man, Peace with God, The Gospel of Peace, Peace among Men, Peace among God's Creation, Peace in One's Heart, and Eternal Peace.
Peace as an Attribute or Name of God
Then the Lord said to him, “Peace be with you; do not fear, you shall not die.” So Gideon built an altar there to the Lord, and called it The-Lord-Is-Peace. To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites. (Judges 6:23,24, NKJV)
Mercy and truth have met together; righteousness and peace have kissed. (Psalm 85:10, NKJV)
For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, to order it and establish it with judgment and justice from that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. (Isaiah 9:6,7, NKJV)
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth to Me the One to be Ruler in Israel, whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.” Therefore He shall give them up, until the time that she who is in labor has given birth; then the remnant of His brethren shall return to the children of Israel. And He shall stand and feed[b] His flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord His God; and they shall abide, for now He shall be great to the ends of the earth; and this One shall be peace. (Micah 5:2-5, NKJV)
Yes, He shall build the temple of the Lord. He shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule on His throne; so He shall be a priest on His throne, and the counsel of peace shall be between them both. (Zechariah 6:13, NKJV)
Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen. (Romans 15:33, NKJV)
And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen. (Romans 16:20, NKJV)
For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace, and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity. And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near. (Ephesians 2:14-17, NKJV)
The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you. (Philippians 4:9, NKJV)
Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. (I Thessalonians 5:23, NKJV)
Peace from God on His Angels
Dominion and fear belong to Him; He makes peace in His high places. (Job 25:2, NKJV)
For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross. (Colossians 1:19,20, NKJV)
Peace from God on Man
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘This is the way you shall bless the children of Israel. Say to them: “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace.” ’ So they shall put My name on the children of Israel, and I will bless them.” (Numbers 6:23-27, NKJV)
Then the Lord said to him, “Peace be with you; do not fear, you shall not die.” So Gideon built an altar there to the Lord, and called it The-Lord-Is-Peace. To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites. (Judges 6:23,24, NKJV)
Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab and upon the head of his descendants forever. But upon David and his descendants, upon his house and his throne, there shall be peace forever from the Lord.” (I Kings 2:33, NKJV)
I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; for You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. (Psalm 4:8, NKJV)
The Lord will give strength to His people; the Lord will bless His people with peace. (Psalm 29:11, NKJV)
He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, for there were many against me. (Psalm 55:18, NKJV)
The mountains will bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness. (Psalm 72:3, NKJV)
I will hear what God the Lord will speak, for He will speak peace To His people and to His saints; but let them not turn back to folly. (Psalm 85:8, NKJV)
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May they prosper who love you. Peace be within your walls, prosperity within your palaces.” For the sake of my brethren and companions, I will now say, “Peace be within you.” (Psalm 120:6-8, NKJV)
As for such as turn aside to their crooked ways, the Lord shall lead them away with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel! (Psalm 125:5, NKJV)
Yes, may you see your children’s children. Peace be upon Israel! (Psalm 128:6, NKJV)
He makes peace in your borders, and fills you with the finest wheat. (Psalm 147:14, NKJV)
Lord, You will establish peace for us, for You have also done all our works in us. (Isaiah 26:12, NKJV)
I form the light and create darkness, I make peace and create calamity; I, the Lord, do all these things. (Isaiah 45:7, NKJV)
“For the mountains shall depart and the hills be removed, but My kindness shall not depart from you, nor shall My covenant of peace be removed,” says the Lord, who has mercy on you. (Isaiah 54:10, NKJV)
“I create the fruit of the lips: 'Peace, peace' to him who is far off and to him who is near,” says the Lord, “and I will heal him.” (Isaiah 57:19, NKJV)
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. (Jeremiah 29:11, NKJV)
Behold, I will bring it health and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth. (Jeremiah 33:6, NKJV)
“The glory of this latter temple shall be greater than the former,” says the Lord of hosts. “And in this place I will give peace,” says the Lord of hosts. (Haggai 2:9, NKJV)
“Behold, I will rebuke your descendants and spread refuse on your faces, the refuse of your solemn feasts; and one will take you away with it. Then you shall know that I have sent this commandment to you, that My covenant with Levi may continue,” says the Lord of hosts. “My covenant was with him, one of life and peace, and I gave them to him that he might fear Me; so he feared Me and was reverent before My name. The law of truth was in his mouth, and injustice was not found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and equity, and turned many away from iniquity.” (Malachi 2:3-6, NKJV)
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men! (Luke 2:14, NKJV)
Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. (John 14:27, NKJV)
These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world. (John 16:33, NKJV)
To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 1:7, NKJV)
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Romans 15:13, NKJV)
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (I Corinthians 1:3, NKJV)
For God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints. (I Corinthians 14:33, NKJV)
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (II Corinthians 1:2, NKJV)
Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. (Galatians 1:3, NKJV)
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, [g]gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. (Galatians 5:22,23, NKJV)
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but a new creation. And as many as walk according to this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the Israel of God. (Galatians 6:15,16, NKJV)
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 1:2, NKJV)
Peace to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 6:23, NKJV)
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (Philippians 1:2, NKJV)
To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are in Colosse: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (Colossians 1:2, NKJV)
For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross. (Colossians 1:19,20, NKJV)
Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (I Thessalonians 1:1, NKJV)
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (II Thessalonians 1:2, NKJV)
Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all. (II Thessalonians 3:16, NKJV)
To Timothy, a true son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. (I Timothy 1:2, NKJV)
To Titus, a true son in our common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior. (Titus 1:4, NKJV)
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (Philemon 1:3,NKJV)
Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. (II Peter 1:2, NKJV)
Grace, mercy, and peace will be with you from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. (II John 1:3, NKJV)
John, to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne. (Revelation 1:4, NKJV)
Peace with God
I am a wall, And my breasts like towers; then I became in his eyes as one who found peace. (Song of Solomon 8:10)
Or let him take hold of My strength, that he may make peace with Me; and he shall make peace with Me.” (Isaiah 27:5, NKJV)
But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. (Isaiah 53:5, NKJV)
Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 5:1, NKJV)
To Timothy, a beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. (II Timothy 1:2, NKJV)
The Gospel of Peace
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who proclaims peace, who brings glad tidings of good things, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!” (Isaiah 52:7, NKJV)
Behold, on the mountains the feet of him who brings good tidings, who proclaims peace! O Judah, keep your appointed feasts, perform your vows. For the wicked one shall no more pass through you; he is utterly cut off. (Nahum 1:15, NKJV)
The word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ — He is Lord of all. (Acts 10:36, NKJV)
And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, Who bring glad tidings of good things!” (Romans 10:15, NKJV)
Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace. (Ephesians 6:14,15, NKJV)
Peace among Men
Now acquaint yourself with Him, and be at peace; thereby good will come to you. (Job 22:21, NKJV)
Depart from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. (Psalm 34:14, NKJV)
He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; He has broken his covenant. (Psalm 55:20, NKJV)
My soul has dwelt too long with one who hates peace. I am for peace; But when I speak, they are for war.(Psalm 120:6,7, NKJV)
My son, do not forget my law, but let your heart keep my commands; for length of days and long life and peace they will add to you. (Proverbs 3:1,2, NKJV)
Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gains understanding; for her proceeds are better than the profits of silver, and her gain than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies, and all the things you may desire cannot compare with her. Length of days is in her right hand, in her left hand riches and honor. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, and happy are all who retain her. (Proverbs 3:13-18, NKJV)
He who is devoid of wisdom despises his neighbor, but a man of understanding holds his peace. (Proverbs 11:12, NKJV)
Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, but counselors of peace have joy. (Proverbs 12:20, NKJV)
When a man’s ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. (Proverbs 16:7, NKJV)
Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace; when he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive. (Proverbs 17:28, NKJV)
If a wise man contends with a foolish man, whether the fool rages or laughs, there is no peace. (Proverbs 29:9, NKJV)
The work of righteousness will be peace, and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever. My people will dwell in a peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places, though hail comes down on the forest, and the city is brought low in humiliation. (Isaiah 32:17-19, NKJV)
Oh, that you had heeded My commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, And your righteousness like the waves of the sea. (Isaiah 48:18, NKJV)
“There is no peace,” says the Lord, “for the wicked.” (Isaiah 48:22, NKJV)
“There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.” (Isaiah 57:21, NKJV)
The way of peace they have not known, and there is no justice in their ways; they have made themselves crooked paths; whoever takes that way shall not know peace. (Isaiah 59:8, NKJV)
And seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to the Lord for it; for in its peace you will have peace. (Jeremiah 29:7, NKJV)
Nebuchadnezzar the king, To all peoples, nations, and languages that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you. (Daniel 4:1, NKJV)
Then King Darius wrote: To all peoples, nations, and languages that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you. (Daniel 6:25, NKJV)
“These are the things you shall do: speak each man the truth to his neighbor; give judgment in your gates for truth, justice, and peace; let none of you think evil in your heart against your neighbor; and do not love a false oath. For all these are things that I hate,” Says the Lord.” Then the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying, “Thus says the Lord of hosts: The fast of the fourth month, the fast of the fifth, the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be joy and gladness and cheerful feasts for the house of Judah. Therefore love truth and peace.” (Zechariah 8:16-19, NKJV)
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. (Matthew 5:9, NKJV)
Salt is good, but if the salt loses its flavor, how will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace with one another. (Mark 9:50, NKJV)
“And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest; for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways, to give knowledge of salvation to His people by the remission of their sins, through the tender mercy of our God, with which the Dayspring from on high has visited us; to give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.” (Luke 1:76-79, NKJV)
But whatever house you enter, first say, “Peace to this house.” And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on it; if not, it will return to you. (Luke 10:5,6, NKJV)
Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were edified. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied. (Acts 9:31, NKJV)
If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men. (Romans 12:18, NKJV)
For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. (Romans 14:17, NKJV)
Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another. (Romans 14:19, NKJV)
But if the unbeliever departs, let him depart; a brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases. But God has called us to peace. (I Corinthians 7:15, NKJV)
Finally, brethren, farewell. Become complete. Be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. (II Corinthians 13:11, NKJV)
For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace, and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity. And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near. (Ephesians 2:14-17, NKJV)
I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. (Ephesians 4:1-3, NKJV)
Be at peace among yourselves. (I Thessalonians 5:13, NKJV)
Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. (I Timothy 2:1,2, NKJV)
Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. (II Timothy 2:22, NKJV)
Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all men. (Titus 3:1,2, NKJV)
Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. (Hebrews 12:11, NKJV)
Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord. (Hebrews 12:14, NKJV)
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. (James 3:17,18, NKJV)
Let him turn away from evil and do good; Let him seek peace and pursue it. (I Peter 3:11, NKJV)
Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless. (II Peter 3:14, NKJV)
Peace among God's Creation
For you shall have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you. You shall know that your tent is in peace; you shall visit your dwelling and find nothing amiss. (Job 5:23,24, NKJV)
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. The cow and the bear shall graze; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. The nursing child shall play by the cobra’s hole, and the weaned child shall put his hand in the viper’s den. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. (Isaiah 11:6-9, NKJV)
“The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, the lion shall eat straw like the ox, and dust shall be the serpent’s food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain,” says the Lord. (Isaiah 65:25, NKJV)
Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm. (Mark 4:39, NKJV)
For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross. (Colossians 1:19,20, NKJV)
Peace in One's Heart
Great peace have those who love Your law, And nothing causes them to stumble. (Psalm 119:165, NKJV)
You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You. (Isaiah 26:3, NKJV)
For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. (Romans 8:6, NKJV)
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6,7, NKJV)
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross. (Colossians 3:15, NKJV)
Eternal Peace
But the meek shall inherit the earth, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. (Psalm 37:11, NKJV)
Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright; for the future of that man is peace. (Psalm 37:37, NKJV)
In His days the righteous shall flourish, and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more. (Psalm 72:7, NKJV)
All your children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children. (Isaiah 54:13, NKJV)
For you shall go out with joy, And be led out with peace; the mountains and the hills shall break forth into singing before you, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. (Isaiah 55:12, NKJV)
He shall enter into peace; they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness. (Isaiah 57:2, NKJV)
Instead of bronze I will bring gold, instead of iron I will bring silver, instead of wood, bronze, and instead of stones, iron. I will also make your officers peace, and your magistrates righteousness. (Isaiah 60:17, NKJV)
For thus says the Lord: “Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream. Then you shall feed; on her sides shall you be carried, and be dandled on her knees.” (Isaiah 66:12, NKJV)
I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem; the battle bow shall be cut off. He shall speak peace to the nations; His dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth. (Zechariah 9:10, NKJV)
But glory, honor, and peace to everyone who works what is good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. (Romans 2:10, NKJV