143 Bible verses to ask for peace in the home

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you: not as the world giveth, give I to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, will keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

The LORD will give strength to his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep; for thou only, LORD, makest me dwell in safety.

Great peace have they who love thy law: and nothing shall cause them to stumble.

Blessed are the peace-makers: for they shall be called children of God.

Better is a dry morsel, and quietness with it, than a house full of sacrifices with strife.

But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance for ever.

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 again to folly.

Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.

Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;

To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.Therefore will we not fear, though the earth shall be removed, and though the mountains shall be carried into the midst of the sea;Though its waters shall roar and be disturbed, though the mountains shake with the swelling of it. Selah.

For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed, but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.

Trust in the LORD with all thy heart; and lean not to thy own understanding.In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will direct thy paths.

Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.

If it is possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.

Be anxious for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, will keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Come to me, all ye that labor, and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me: for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls.For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD.

A Song of degrees for Solomon. Except the LORD shall build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except the LORD shall keep the city, the watchman waketh in vain.

Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things to himself; by him, I say, whether they are things on earth, or things in heaven.

Let him shun evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and pursue it.

Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.

A Song of degrees. Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.For thou shalt eat the labor of thy hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thy house: thy children like olive plants around thy table.Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace:

I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth, is not made perfect in love.

If my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred with it.

If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.

The law of thy mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.

Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.

When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry.

He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ:

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.

Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things with which one may edify another.

My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favor is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counselors of peace is joy.

The LORD is nigh to all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thy Holy One to see corruption.Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand are pleasures for evermore.

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful to him, and bless his name.For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach to thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.

Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.

Surely I have behaved and quieted myself as a child that is weaned by his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.

And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at peace among yourselves.

In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.

He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.

He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves of the sea are still.Then are they glad because they are quiet; so he bringeth them to their desired haven.

When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

But the God of all grace, who hath called us to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle you.

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou wilt stretch forth thy hand against the wrath of my enemies, and thy right hand will save me.

And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious to you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.

But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God.My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from them that persecute me.

The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless return with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.

And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes always, even to the end.

The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.And the suckling child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the den of the basilisk.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.

To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved.

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you:For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, the door shall be opened.

Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Lo, children are a heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man: so are children of the youth.Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

And be not drunk with wine, in which is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

In the time when I am afraid, I will trust in thee.In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do to me.

Incline my heart to thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity; and revive thou me in thy way.

This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him.

A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.

He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yes, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.

Yes, thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel.

The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart; and a good report maketh the bones fat.

And this is the confidence that we have in him, that if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.

To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to thee for ever.

If, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry to thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help.

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who spoke to the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said, I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from my enemies.

Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yes, he shall give delight to thy soul.

This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath revived me.

Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand are pleasures for evermore.

I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.

When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: but thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

What shall we then say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

I came before the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.My eyes anticipated the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word.

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again to a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:

The LORD is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; yes, I have a goodly heritage.

God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

A Psalm of praise. Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all ye lands.Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.

But my God will supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself.

And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance for ever.And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting-places;

And we know that all things work together for good, to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

I came before the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.

A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.Because thy loving-kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.Give us this day our daily bread.And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

A Song of degrees. When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them.The LORD hath done great things for us; of which we are glad.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honor.

Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for in that do I delight.

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.

And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting-places;

And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

Ye are blessed of the LORD who made heaven and earth.The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD'S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yes, I will help thee; yes, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;So that thou incline thy ear to wisdom, and apply thy heart to understanding;Yes, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

The angel of the LORD encampeth around them that fear him, and delivereth them.

The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do to me?The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.

Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying to thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, are from the LORD.

So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.

He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.

Thou wilt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.