Isaiah 59:8

Conservative English Version

You don't know how to live in peace or to be fair with others. The roads you make are crooked; your followers cannot find peace.

Cross References

Psalm 125:5

When the LORD punishes the wicked, he will punish everyone else who lives a crooked life. Pray for peace in Israel!

Proverbs 2:13

who turned from doing good to live in the darkness.

Proverbs 2:15

They are dishonest themselves, and all they do is crooked.

Proverbs 21:8

All crooks are liars, but anyone who is innocent will do right.

Proverbs 28:18

Honesty will keep you safe, but everyone who is crooked will suddenly fall.

Proverbs 3:17

Wisdom makes life pleasant and leads us safely along.

Isaiah 48:22

But the LORD has promised that none who are evil will live in peace."

Isaiah 5:7

I am the LORD All-Powerful! Israel is the vineyard, and Judah is the garden I tended with care. I had hoped for honesty and for justice, but dishonesty and cries for mercy were all I found.

Isaiah 59:11

We growl like bears and mourn like doves. We hope for justice and victory, but they escape us.

Isaiah 59:9

No one has come to defend us or to bring about justice. We hoped for a day of sunshine, but all we found was a dark, gloomy night.

Isaiah 65:2

All day long I have reached out to stubborn and sinful people going their own way.

Jeremiah 5:1

"Search Jerusalem for honest people who try to be faithful. If you can find even one, I'll forgive the whole city.

Matthew 23:23

You Pharisees and teachers are show-offs, and you're in for trouble! You give God a tenth of the spices from your garden, such as mint, dill, and cumin. Yet you neglect the more important matters of the Law, such as justice, mercy, and faithfulness. These are the important things you should have done, though you should not have left the others undone either.

Luke 1:79

On us who live in the dark shadow of death this light will shine to guide us into a life of peace.

Romans 3:17

They don't know how to live in peace.