Isaiah 59:8

Bible in Basic English 1965

They have no knowledge of the way of peace, and there is no sense of what is right in their behaviour: they have made for themselves ways which are not straight; whoever goes in them has no knowledge of peace.

Cross References

Psalm 125:5

But as for such as are turned out of the straight way, the Lord will take them away with the workers of evil. Let peace be on Israel.

Proverbs 2:13

Who give up the way of righteousness, to go by dark roads;

Proverbs 2:15

Whose ways are not straight, and whose footsteps are turned to evil:

Proverbs 21:8

Twisted is the way of him who is full of crime; but as for him whose heart is clean, his work is upright.

Proverbs 28:18

He whose ways are upright will be safe, but sudden will be the fall of him whose ways are twisted.

Proverbs 3:17

Her ways are ways of delight, and all her goings are peace.

Isaiah 48:22

There is no peace, says the Lord, for the evil-doers.

Isaiah 5:7

For the vine-garden of the Lord of armies is the people of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of his delight: and he was looking for upright judging, and there was blood; for righteousness, and there was a cry for help.

Isaiah 59:11

We make noises of grief, like bears, and sad sounds like doves: we are looking for our right, but it is not there; for salvation, but it is far from us.

Isaiah 59:9

For this cause our right is far from us, and righteousness does not overtake us: we are looking for light, but there is only the dark; for the shining of the sun, but our way is in the night.

Isaiah 65:2

All day my hands have been stretched out to an uncontrolled people, who go in an evil way, after the purposes of their hearts;

Jeremiah 5:1

Go quickly through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and get knowledge, and make a search in her wide places if there is a man, if there is one in her who is upright, who keeps faith; and she will have my forgiveness.

Matthew 23:23

You blind guides, who take out a fly from your drink, but make no trouble over a camel.

Luke 1:79

To give light to those in dark places, and in the shade of death, so that our feet may be guided into the way of peace.

Romans 3:17

And of the way of peace they have no knowledge: