Isaiah 32:17

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“The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever.”

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“The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness, quietness and confidence for ever.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“And a work of the righteousness hath been peace, And a service of the righteousness--Keeping quiet and confidence unto the age.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Isaiah 32:17 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Esther 9:30And Mordecai sent letters with words of peace and truth to all the Jews in the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Xerxes,
  2. Psalms 72:2May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.
  3. Psalms 72:3May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring righteousness.
  4. Psalms 85:8I will listen to what God the LORD will say; for He will surely speak peace to His people and His saints; He will not let them return to folly.
  5. Psalms 112:6Surely he will never be shaken; the righteous man will be remembered forever.
  6. Psalms 119:165Abundant peace belongs to those who love Your law; nothing can make them stumble.
  7. Proverbs 1:33But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”
  8. Proverbs 14:26He who fears the LORD is secure in confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.
  9. Isaiah 2:3And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
  10. Isaiah 9:7Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.
  11. Isaiah 11:6The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them.
  12. Isaiah 11:13Then the jealousy of Ephraim will depart, and the adversaries of Judah will be cut off. Ephraim will no longer envy Judah, nor will Judah harass Ephraim.
  13. Isaiah 26:3You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
  14. Isaiah 30:15For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence— but you were not willing.”
  15. Isaiah 33:6He will be the sure foundation for your times, a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure.
  16. Isaiah 48:18If only you had paid attention to My commandments, your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like waves of the sea.
  17. Isaiah 54:13Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their prosperity.
  18. Isaiah 54:14In righteousness you will be established, far from oppression, for you will have no fear. Terror will be far removed, for it will not come near you.
  19. Isaiah 55:12You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
  20. Isaiah 57:19bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.”
  21. Isaiah 66:12For this is what the LORD says: “I will extend peace to her like a river, and the wealth of nations like a flowing stream; you will nurse and be carried on her arm, and bounced upon her knees.
  22. Ezekiel 37:21you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take the Israelites out of the nations to which they have gone, and I will gather them from all around and bring them into their own land.
  23. Ezekiel 37:25They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their prince forever.
  24. Ezekiel 39:29And I will no longer hide My face from them, for I will pour out My Spirit on the house of Israel, declares the Lord GOD.”

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