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150 Bible Verses for Rest and Peace
“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me. For I am meek and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.and said to Him, “Are You He who should come, or should we look for another?”For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.”
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.
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and supplication with gratitude, make your requests known to God.And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will protect your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters.He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.
You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.
Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in 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, nor will any plague come near your tent;for He will give His angels charge over you to guard you in all your ways.They will bear you up in their hands, lest you strike your foot against a stone.You will tread upon the lion and the adder; the young lion and the serpent will you trample underfoot.“Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore will I deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name.He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him.With long life will I satisfy him and show him My salvation.”I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
Cast your burden on the Lord, and He will sustain you; He will never permit the righteous to be moved.
“Therefore, I say to you, take no thought about your life, what you will eat, or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body than clothing?Look at the birds of the air, for they do not sow, nor do they reap, nor gather into barns. Yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much better than they?Who among you by taking thought can add one cubit to his stature?
“I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have distress. But be of good cheer. I have overcome the world.”
For God alone my soul silently waits; from Him comes my salvation.Trust not in oppression; put no vain hope in robbery; if riches increase, set not your heart on them.God has spoken once; twice have I heard this: that power belongs to God.Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy. For You render to every man according to his work.He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my refuge; I shall not be greatly shaken.
When you sit down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
but those who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, and they shall walk and not faint.
Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all.
The work of righteousness shall be peace, and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; fret not because of those who prosper in their way, because of those who bring wicked schemes to pass.
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will help you, yes, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
For thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength. Yet you were not willing,
I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord sustained me.I will not be afraid of multitudes of people who have set themselves against me all around.
When I remember You upon my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches,for You have been my help. Therefore in the shadow of Your wings will I rejoice.
He shall enter into peace; they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.
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 soul rejoices; my flesh also will rest secure.
Let your lives be without love of money, and be content with the things you have. For He has said: “I will never leave you, nor forsake you.”
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song; He also has become my salvation.
But whoever listens to me will dwell safely, and will be at ease without fear of evil.”
Do those things which you have both learned and received, and heard and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you.
I will lift up my eyes to the hills; from whence comes my help?My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
When you pass through waters, I will be with you. And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, nor shall the flame kindle on you.
Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever.
Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and our shield.For our heart will rejoice in Him, because we have trusted in His holy name.
My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.I give them eternal life. They shall never perish, nor shall anyone snatch them from My hand.
Let the peace of God, to which also you are called in one body, rule in your hearts. And be thankful.
Surely I have calmed 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 shall be upon his shoulder. And his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
We know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
My people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation and in secure dwellings and in quiet resting places;
Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, but joy comes to the counselors of peace.
Blessed is the man whom You discipline, O Lord, and teach from Your law,so that You may give him rest from the days of adversity, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
“Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
I will hear what God the Lord will say, for He will speak peace to His people and to His saints; but let them not turn back to folly.
For the mountains may be removed, and the hills may shake, but My kindness shall not depart from you, nor shall My covenant of peace be removed, says the Lord who has mercy on you.
God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved; God will help her when the morning dawns.
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 casts out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. Whoever fears is not perfect in love.
Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise Him, my salvation and my God.
Finally, brothers, rejoice. Be complete, be of good comfort, be of one mind, and live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.
Let us then come with confidence to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
I waited patiently for the Lord, and He turned to me and heard my cry.I have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart; I have declared Your faithfulness and Your salvation; I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great congregation.Withhold not Your mercy from me, O Lord; let Your lovingkindness and Your truth continually preserve me.For innumerable evils have surrounded me; my iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of my head; therefore my heart fails me.Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me; O Lord, make haste to help me.Let them be ashamed and confounded together who seek to snatch away my life; let them be driven backward and dishonored who desire my hurt.Let them be appalled because of their shame who say to me, “Aha, aha!”Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; let those who love Your salvation say continually, “The Lord be magnified!”But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord is mindful of me. You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God.He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps.
Say to those who are of a fearful heart, “Be strong, fear not. Behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompense; He will come and save you.”
The Lord, He goes before you. He will be with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear, nor be dismayed.”
As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; and you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
He shall cover you with His pinions, and under His wings shall you find refuge; His faithfulness shall be your shield and buckler.You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day;
May the very God of peace sanctify you completely. And I pray to God that your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.Faithful is He who calls you, who also will do it.
For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities nor powers, neither things present nor things to come,neither height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one.
In all their affliction He was afflicted, and the angel of His presence saved them; in His love and in His mercy He redeemed them; and He lifted them and carried them all the days of old.
For you have not received the spirit of slavery again to fear. But you have received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, “Abba, Father.”
Again, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life.”
As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds His people, from this time forth and forevermore.
For He is our peace, who has made both groups one and has broken down the barrier of the dividing wall,
Have you not known? Have you not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, does not faint, nor is He weary? His understanding is inscrutable.He gives power to the faint, and to those who have no might He increases strength.
I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.
Know that the Lord, He is God! It is He who has made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.
As a father pities his children, so the Lord pities those who fear Him.For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust.
This is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.So if we know that He hears whatever we ask, we know that we have whatever we asked of Him.
O God, You are my God; early will I seek You; my soul thirsts for You; my flesh longs for You, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.They shall fall by the sword; they shall be prey for jackals.But the king shall rejoice in God; everyone who swears by Him shall glory, for the mouths of those who speak lies shall be stopped.So I have looked upon You in the sanctuary, beholding Your power and Your glory.Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise You.Thus will I bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name.
teaching them to observe all things I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
The steps of a man are made firm by the Lord when He delights in his way.Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down, for the Lord upholds him with His hand.
I, even I, am He who comforts you. Who are you that you should be afraid of a man who shall die, and of the son of man who shall be made as grass,
I called upon the Lord in my distress; the Lord answered me and set me in an open place.The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?
Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort,who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble by the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
For You have been a defense to the poor, a defense to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat; for the breath of the ruthless ones is as a storm against the wall.
For the kingdom of God does not mean eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, your transgressions, and your sins, as a cloud. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.
We have this hope as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, which enters the inner sanctuary behind the veil.
How excellent is Your lovingkindness, O God! Therefore mankind seeks refuge in the shadow of Your wings.They will drink their fill from the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from the river of Your pleasures.
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 good news of good things!”
through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the sunrise from on high has visited us;to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
Watch, stand fast in the faith, be bold like men, and be strong.Let all that you do be done with love.
Finally, my brothers, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.
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.
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed to us.
But the meek shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly beyond all that we ask or imagine, according to the power that works in us,to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
But now, thus says the Lord 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 endures but for a moment; His favor is for a lifetime; weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes in the morning.
You who have shown me many troubles and distresses will revive me again, and will bring me up again from the depths of the earth.You will increase my greatness and comfort me on every side.
Now may the God of perseverance and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another in accordance with Christ Jesus,
He will not let your foot slip; He who keeps you will not slumber.Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, faith,meekness, and self-control; against such there is no law.
As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
to aspire to live a quiet life, to attend to your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you,
For we are saved through hope, but hope that is seen is not hope, for why does a man still hope for what he sees?But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
The Lord opens the eyes of the blind; the Lord raises up those who are bowed down; the Lord loves the righteous.
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.But because of Him you are in Christ Jesus, whom God made unto us wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption.Therefore, as it is written, “Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord.”I thank my God always on your behalf for the grace of God which has been given to you through Jesus Christ.
But Jesus looked at them and said, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
For thus says the Lord: Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river and the glory of the nations like a flowing stream. Then you shall nurse, you shall be carried on her sides, and dandled on her knees.
Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; let those who love Your salvation say continually, “The Lord be magnified!”
But godliness with contentment is great gain.For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain that we can carry nothing out.
But let all those who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; let those who love Your name be joyful in You.
Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David and over his kingdom, to order it and to establish it with justice and with righteousness, from now until forever. The zeal of the Lord of Hosts will perform this.
For whatever was previously written was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father.Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew, the tax collector; James, the son of Alphaeus; and Lebbaeus, whose name was Thaddaeus;But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.Therefore do not fear. You are more valuable than many sparrows.
God is able to make all grace abound toward you, so that you, always having enough of everything, may abound to every good work.
And the Lord shall guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in drought, and strengthen your bones; and you shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.
For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord will give grace and glory; no good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.