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150 Bible Verses for Rest and Peace
Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
to ask Him, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.
He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.
“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
no evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent.
For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.
They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent.
“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.
When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”
I will say to the Lord, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns—and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.
Place no trust in extortion, or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.
God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,
and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.
He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.
But those who wait upon the Lord will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence— but you were not willing.”
I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the Lord sustains me.
I will not fear the myriads set against me on every side.
When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night.
For You are my help; I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings.
I have set the Lord always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the Lord GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me, put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?
My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.
Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and our shield.
For our hearts rejoice in Him, since we trust in His holy name.
My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.
I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful.
Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Deceit is in the hearts of those who devise evil, but the counselors of peace have joy.
Blessed is the man You discipline, O Lord, and teach from Your law,
to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace—as in all the churches of the saints.
Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
I will listen to what God the Lord will say; for He will surely speak peace to His people and His saints; He will not let them return to folly.
Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.
Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
Finally, brothers, rejoice! Aim for perfect harmony, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
I waited patiently for the Lord; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
I have not covered up Your righteousness in my heart; I have declared Your faithfulness and salvation; I have not concealed Your loving devotion and faithfulness from the great assembly.
O Lord, do not withhold Your mercy from me; Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me.
For evils without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.
Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me; hurry, O Lord, to help me.
May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
May those who say to me, “Aha, aha!” be appalled at their own shame.
May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “The Lord be magnified!”
But I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my helper and deliverer; O my God, do not delay.
He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm.
Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”
The Lord Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”
As a mother comforts her son, so will I comfort you, and you will be consoled over Jerusalem.”
He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.
You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,
neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one.
In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds His people, both now and forevermore.
For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.
He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
Know that the Lord is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.
As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him.
For He knows our frame; He is mindful that we are dust.
And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.
Abundant peace belongs to those who love Your instruction; nothing can make them stumble.
O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
They will fall to the power of the sword; they will become a portion for foxes.
But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.
So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory.
Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You.
So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.
and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
The steps of a man are ordered by the Lord who takes delight in his journey.
Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the Lord is holding his hand.
“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortal man, of a son of man who withers like grass?
In my distress I called to the Lord, and He answered and set me free.
The Lord is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,
who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
For You have been a refuge for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like rain against a wall,
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.
We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!
They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights.
O Lord, You will establish peace for us. For all that we have accomplished, You have done for us.
And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.
Do everything in love.
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.
But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
You will indeed go out with 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.
I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.
Now to Him who is able to do so much more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,
to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
Now this is what the Lord says— He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!
For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.
Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up.
You will increase my honor and comfort me once again.
Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you harmony with one another in Christ Jesus,
He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.
Behold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.
For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see?
But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.
the Lord opens the eyes of the blind, the Lord lifts those who are weighed down, the Lord loves the righteous.
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”
I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus.
Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
For this is what the Lord says: “I will extend peace to her like a river, and the wealth of nations like a flowing stream; you will nurse and be carried on her arm, and bounced upon her knees.
May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “The Lord be magnified!”
Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.
For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it.
But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.
Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of Hosts will accomplish this.
For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.
Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
The Lord will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
For the Lord God is a sun and a shield; the Lord gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.