Matthew 5:9
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Luke 2:14
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
Romans 14:17-19
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
18 For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.
19 Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
Romans 12:17-21
Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Romans 5:1
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
Isaiah 57:20-21
But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
Romans 8:28
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
John 16:33
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
Philippians 4:6-7
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
I Corinthians 10:13
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
I Peter 5:7-9
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
Colossians 3:15
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
Hebrews 12:14
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
I Peter 3:10-11
For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
Seek Peace and Pursue It
Matthew 5:23-24
Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
Prophecy
Jeremiah 33:6-9
Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.
7 And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first.
8 And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me.
9 And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it.
Biblical Peacemakers
Abraham
~Genesis 13:8, 9~
Abimelech
~Genesis 26:29~
Mordecai
~Esther 10:3~
David
~Psalm 120~
Quotes
The person of humbled heart and contrite spirit in the care of a loving Husbandman is a person of peace
~W. Phillip Keller~
Peace is the deliberate adjustment of my life to the will of God.
~ Source Unknown ~
Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.
~ George Washington ~
He who throws dirt only loses ground!
~Old Proverb~
Essays and Stories
"My people shall dwell in quiet resting places."
- Isaiah 32:18 (Evening)
~Charles Spurgeon~
Are You Ever Troubled?
~Oswald Chambers~
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
~Aesop~
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