Jeremiah 29:7

Bible in Basic English 1965

And be working for the peace of the land to which I have had you taken away prisoners, and make prayer to the Lord for it: for in its peace you will have peace.

Cross References

Ezra 6:10

So that they may make offerings of a sweet smell to the God of heaven, with prayers for the life of the king and of his sons.

Ezra 7:23

Whatever is ordered by the God of heaven, let it be done completely for the house of the God of heaven; so that there may not be wrath against the kingdom of the king and his sons.

Psalm 122:6

O make prayers for the peace of Jerusalem; may they whose love is given to you do well.

Jeremiah 38:4

Then the rulers said to the king, Let this man be put to death, because he is putting fear into the hearts of the men of war who are still in the town, and into the hearts of the people, by saying such things to them: this man is not working for the well-being of the people, but for their damage.

Ezekiel 11:16

For this reason say, This is what the Lord has said: Though I have had them moved far off among the nations, and though I have sent them wandering among the countries, still I have been a safe place for them for a little time in the countries where they have come.

Daniel 4:19

Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was at a loss for a time, his thoughts troubling him. The king made answer and said, Belteshazzar, do not be troubled by the dream or by the sense of it. Belteshazzar, answering, said, My lord, may the dream be about your haters, and its sense about those who are against you.

Daniel 4:27

For this cause, O King, let my suggestion be pleasing to you, and let your sins be covered by righteousness and your evil-doing by mercy to the poor, so that the time of your well-being may be longer.

Romans 13:1

Let everyone put himself under the authority of the higher powers, because there is no power which is not of God, and all powers are ordered by God.

Romans 13:5

So put yourselves under the authority, not for fear of wrath, but because you have the knowledge of what is right.