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143 Bible verses to ask for peace in the home
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; I do not give it to you as the world does. Do not let your hearts be distressed or lacking in courage.
And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
Let the peace of Christ be in control in your heart (for you were in fact called as one body to this peace), and be thankful.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Better is a dry crust of bread where there is quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.
I will listen to what God the Lord says. For he will make peace with his people, his faithful followers. Yet they must not return to their foolish ways.
Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with you all.
For he is our peace, the one who made both groups into one and who destroyed the middle wall of partition, the hostility,
God is our strong refuge; he is truly our helper in times of trouble.He says, “Stop your striving and recognize that I am God! I will be exalted over the nations! I will be exalted over the earth!”The Lord who commands armies is on our side! The God of Jacob is our protector! (Selah)For this reason we do not fear when the earth shakes, and the mountains tumble into the depths of the sea,when its waves crash and foam, and the mountains shake before the surging sea. (Selah)
Even if the mountains are removed and the hills displaced, my devotion will not be removed from you, nor will my covenant of friendship be displaced,” says the Lord, the one who has compassion on you.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight.
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.
For this is what the master, the Lord, the Holy One of Israel says: “If you repented and patiently waited for me, you would be delivered; if you calmly trusted in me you would find strength, but you are unwilling.
Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God.And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.“Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?”For my yoke is easy to bear, and my load is not hard to carry.”
If the Lord does not build a house, then those who build it work in vain. If the Lord does not guard a city, then the watchman stands guard in vain.
and through him to reconcile all things to himself by making peace through the blood of his cross – through him, whether things on earth or things in heaven.
May the arrogant be humiliated, for they have slandered me! But I meditate on your precepts.
How blessed is every one of the Lord’s loyal followers, each one who keeps his commands!You will eat what you worked so hard to grow. You will be blessed and secure.Your wife will be like a fruitful vine in the inner rooms of your house; your children will be like olive branches, as they sit all around your table.Yes indeed, the man who fears the Lord will be blessed in this way.
For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us. He shoulders responsibility and is called: Extraordinary Strategist, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
I rejoice in the lifestyle prescribed by your rules as if they were riches of all kinds.
There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears punishment has not been perfected in love.
if my people, who belong to me, humble themselves, pray, seek to please me, and repudiate their sinful practices, then I will respond from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.
Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox where there is hatred.
The law you have revealed is more important to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver. י (Yod)
You hide them with you, where they are safe from the attacks of men; you conceal them in a shelter, where they are safe from slanderous attacks.
But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! May those who love her prosper!May there be peace inside your defenses, and prosperity inside your fortresses!
When you pass through the waters, I am with you; when you pass through the streams, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not harm you.
Turn away from evil and do what is right! Strive for peace and promote it!The Lord pays attention to the godly and hears their cry for help.
Therefore, since we have been declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and exhorting one another with all wisdom, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, all with grace in your hearts to God.
Look, God is my deliverer! I will trust in him and not fear. For the Lord gives me strength and protects me; he has become my deliverer.”
Take note of the one who has integrity! Observe the godly! For the one who promotes peace has a future.
My flesh and my heart may grow weak, but God always protects my heart and gives me stability.
For his anger lasts only a brief moment, and his good favor restores one’s life. One may experience sorrow during the night, but joy arrives in the morning.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give him thanks! Praise his name!For the Lord is good. His loyal love endures, and he is faithful through all generations.
How blessed is the one whom you choose, and allow to live in your palace courts. May we be satisfied with the good things of your house – your holy palace.
Indeed I am composed and quiet, like a young child carried by its mother; I am content like the young child I carry.
and to esteem them most highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.
In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried out to my God. From his heavenly temple he heard my voice; he listened to my cry for help.
He calmed the storm, and the waves grew silent.and gathered from foreign lands, from east and west, from north and south.The sailors rejoiced because the waves grew quiet, and he led them to the harbor they desired.
When a person’s ways are pleasing to the Lord, he even reconciles his enemies to himself.
And, after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
Even when I must walk in the midst of danger, you revive me. You oppose my angry enemies, and your right hand delivers me.
For this reason the Lord is ready to show you mercy; he sits on his throne, ready to have compassion on you. Indeed, the Lord is a just God; all who wait for him in faith will be blessed.
But I trust in you, O Lord! I declare, “You are my God!”You determine my destiny! Rescue me from the power of my enemies and those who chase me.
Consequently the Lord provides safety for the oppressed; he provides safety in times of trouble.
The Lord’s words are absolutely reliable. They are as untainted as silver purified in a furnace on the ground, where it is thoroughly refined.You, Lord, will protect them; you will continually shelter each one from these evil people,
Those who shed tears as they plant will shout for joy when they reap the harvest.The one who weeps as he walks along, carrying his bag of seed, will certainly come in with a shout of joy, carrying his sheaves of grain.
So we must not grow weary in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not give up.
I am determined to obey your statutes at all times, to the very end. ס (Samek) ֹ119:113 I hate people with divided loyalties, but I love your law.
A wolf will reside with a lamb, and a leopard will lie down with a young goat; an ox and a young lion will graze together, as a small child leads them along.A cow and a bear will graze together, their young will lie down together. A lion, like an ox, will eat straw.A baby will play over the hole of a snake; over the nest of a serpent an infant will put his hand.They will no longer injure or destroy on my entire royal mountain. For there will be universal submission to the Lord’s sovereignty, just as the waters completely cover the sea.
For God alone I patiently wait; he is the one who delivers me.Do not trust in what you can gain by oppression! Do not put false confidence in what you can gain by robbery! If wealth increases, do not become attached to it!God has declared one principle; two principles I have heard: God is strong,and you, O Lord, demonstrate loyal love. For you repay men for what they do.He alone is my protector and deliverer. He is my refuge; I will not be upended.
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you.For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
Yes, sons are a gift from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward.Sons born during one’s youth are like arrows in a warrior’s hand.How blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! They will not be put to shame when they confront enemies at the city gate.
When I am afraid, I trust in you.In God – I boast in his promise – in God I trust, I am not afraid. What can mere men do to me?
Give me a desire for your rules, rather than for wealth gained unjustly.Turn my eyes away from what is worthless! Revive me with your word!
I am the one who gives them reason to celebrate. Complete prosperity is available both to those who are far away and those who are nearby,” says the Lord, “and I will heal them.
I look for you during the night, my spirit within me seeks you at dawn, for when your judgments come upon the earth, those who live in the world learn about justice.
But as for me, God’s presence is all I need. I have made the sovereign Lord my shelter, as I declare all the things you have done.
And this is the confidence that we have before him: that whenever we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
So now my heart will sing to you and not be silent; O Lord my God, I will always give thanks to you.
‘If disaster comes on us in the form of military attack, judgment, plague, or famine, we will stand in front of this temple before you, for you are present in this temple. We will cry out to you for help in our distress, so that you will hear and deliver us.’
He said: “I love you, Lord, my source of strength!He mounted a winged angel and flew; he glided on the wings of the wind.He shrouded himself in darkness, in thick rain clouds.From the brightness in front of him came hail and fiery coals.The Lord thundered in the sky; the sovereign One shouted.He shot his arrows and scattered them, many lightning bolts and routed them.The depths of the sea were exposed; the inner regions of the world were uncovered by your battle cry, Lord, by the powerful breath from your nose.He reached down from above and took hold of me; he pulled me from the surging water.He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hate me, for they were too strong for me.They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the Lord helped me.He brought me out into a wide open place; he delivered me because he was pleased with me.The Lord is my high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer. My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, and my refuge.The Lord repaid me for my godly deeds; he rewarded my blameless behavior.For I have obeyed the Lord’s commands; I have not rebelled against my God.For I am aware of all his regulations, and I do not reject his rules.I was innocent before him, and kept myself from sinning.The Lord rewarded me for my godly deeds; he took notice of my blameless behavior.You prove to be loyal to one who is faithful; you prove to be trustworthy to one who is innocent.You prove to be reliable to one who is blameless, but you prove to be deceptive to one who is perverse.For you deliver oppressed people, but you bring down those who have a proud look.Indeed, you are my lamp, Lord. My God illuminates the darkness around me.Indeed, with your help I can charge against an army; by my God’s power I can jump over a wall.I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I was delivered from my enemies.
You lead me in the path of life; I experience absolute joy in your presence; you always give me sheer delight.
When you lie down you will not be filled with fear; when you lie down your sleep will be pleasant.
I am up before dawn crying for help. I find hope in your word.My eyes anticipate the nighttime hours, so that I can meditate on your word.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he gave us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
If only you had obeyed my commandments, prosperity would have flowed to you like a river, deliverance would have come to you like the waves of the sea.
Lord, you give me stability and prosperity; you make my future secure.It is as if I have been given fertile fields or received a beautiful tract of land.
(See what sort of love the Father has given to us: that we should be called God’s children – and indeed we are! For this reason the world does not know us: because it did not know him.
Shout out praises to the Lord, all the earth!Worship the Lord with joy! Enter his presence with joyful singing!Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us and we belong to him; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
The one true God acts in a faithful manner; the Lord’s promise is reliable; he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.
And my God will supply your every need according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
Fairness will produce peace and result in lasting security.My people will live in peaceful settlements, in secure homes, and in safe, quiet places.
And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose,
O God, you are my God! I long for you! My soul thirsts for you, my flesh yearns for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.Each one will be handed over to the sword; their corpses will be eaten by jackals.But the king will rejoice in God; everyone who takes oaths in his name will boast, for the mouths of those who speak lies will be shut up.Yes, in the sanctuary I have seen you, and witnessed your power and splendor.Because experiencing your loyal love is better than life itself, my lips will praise you.
When the Lord restored the well-being of Zion, we thought we were dreaming.At that time we laughed loudly and shouted for joy. At that time the nations said, “The Lord has accomplished great things for these people.”The Lord did indeed accomplish great things for us. We were happy.
Surely your goodness and faithfulness will pursue me all my days, and I will live in the Lord’s house for the rest of my life.
Even young lions sometimes lack food and are hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
My people will live in peaceful settlements, in secure homes, and in safe, quiet places.
Your loyal followers trust in you, for you, Lord, do not abandon those who seek your help.
May you be blessed by the Lord, the creator of heaven and earth!The heavens belong to the Lord, but the earth he has given to mankind.
Don’t be afraid, for I am with you! Don’t be frightened, for I am your God! I strengthen you – yes, I help you – yes, I uphold you with my saving right hand!
My child, if you receive my words, and store up my commands within you,For wisdom will enter your heart, and moral knowledge will be attractive to you.Discretion will protect you, understanding will guard you,to deliver you from the way of the wicked, from those speaking perversity,who leave the upright paths to walk on the dark ways,who delight in doing evil, they rejoice in perverse evil;whose paths are morally crooked, and who are devious in their ways;to deliver you from the adulteress, from the sexually loose woman who speaks flattering words;who leaves the husband from her younger days, and forgets her marriage covenant made before God.For her house sinks down to death, and her paths lead to the place of the departed spirits.None who go in to her will return, nor will they reach the paths of life.by making your ear attentive to wisdom, and by turning your heart to understanding,So you will walk in the way of good people, and will keep on the paths of the righteous.For the upright will reside in the land, and those with integrity will remain in it,but the wicked will be removed from the land, and the treacherous will be torn away from it.indeed, if you call out for discernment – raise your voice for understanding –if you seek it like silver, and search for it like hidden treasure,then you will understand how to fear the Lord, and you will discover knowledge about God.
The Lord is on my side, I am not afraid! What can people do to me?The Lord is on my side as my helper. I look in triumph on those who hate me.
Now may the God of peace who by the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus Christ,equip you with every good thing to do his will, working in us what is pleasing before him through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever. Amen.
For I am the Lord your God, the one who takes hold of your right hand, who says to you, ‘Don’t be afraid, I am helping you.’
The intentions of the heart belong to a man, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.
He sent them an assuring word and healed them; he rescued them from the pits where they were trapped.