Isaiah 59:8

God's Word

They don’t know the way of peace. There’s no justice on their highways. They’ve made their paths crooked. Whoever walks on them will never know peace.

Cross References

Psalm 125:5

But when people become crooked, the Lord will lead them away with troublemakers. Let there be peace in Israel!

Proverbs 2:13

from those who abandon the paths of righteousness to walk the ways of darkness,

Proverbs 2:15

Their paths are crooked. Their ways are devious.

Proverbs 21:8

The way of a guilty person is crooked, but the behavior of those who are pure is moral.

Proverbs 28:18

Whoever lives honestly will be safe. Whoever lives dishonestly will fall all at once.

Proverbs 3:17

⌞Wisdom’s⌟ ways are pleasant ways, and all its paths lead to peace.

Isaiah 48:22

“There is no peace for the wicked,” says the Lord.

Isaiah 5:7

The vineyard of the Lord of Armies is the nation of Israel, and the people of Judah are the garden of his delight. He hoped for justice but saw only slaughter, for righteousness but heard only cries of distress.

Isaiah 59:11

We all growl like bears. We coo like doves. We hope for justice, but there is none. We hope for salvation, but it’s far from us.

Isaiah 59:9

That is why justice is far from us, and righteousness doesn’t reach us. We hope for light, but we walk in darkness. We hope for brightness, but we walk in gloom.

Isaiah 65:2

I stretched out my hands all day long to stubborn people. They chose to go the wrong direction. They followed their own plans.

Jeremiah 5:1

Walk around the streets of Jerusalem. Look around, and think about these things. Search the city squares. See if you can find anyone who does what is right and seeks the truth. Then I will forgive Jerusalem.

Matthew 23:23

“How horrible it will be for you, experts in Moses’ Teachings and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You give ⌞God⌟ one-tenth of your mint, dill, and cumin. But you have neglected justice, mercy, and faithfulness. These are the most important things in Moses’ Teachings. You should have done these things without neglecting the others.

Luke 1:79

He will give light to those who live in the dark and in death’s shadow. He will guide us into the way of peace.”

Romans 3:17

They have not learned to live in peace.