Psalm 119:165
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165 Great peace have those who love your law;
nothing can make them stumble.(A)
1 John 2:10
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10 Whoever loves a brother or sister abides in the light, and in such a person[a] there is no cause for stumbling.
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- 2.10 Or in it
Isaiah 32:17
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17 The effect of righteousness will be peace,
and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever.(A)
Proverbs 3:1-2
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Admonition to Trust and Honor God
3 My child, do not forget my teaching,
but let your heart keep my commandments,(A)
2 for length of days and years of life
and abundant welfare they will give you.(B)
John 14:27
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27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.(A)
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Isaiah 26:3
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3 Those of steadfast mind you keep in peace,
in peace because they trust in you.
Philippians 4:7
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7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.(A)
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Galatians 5:22-23
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The Fruit of the Spirit
22 By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness,(A) 23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things.
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1 Peter 2:6-8
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6 For it stands in scripture:
“See, I am laying in Zion a stone,
a cornerstone chosen and precious,
and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”(A)
7 This honor, then, is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe,[a]
“The stone that the builders rejected
has become the very head of the corner,”(B)
8 and
“A stone that makes them stumble
and a rock that makes them fall.”
They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.(C)
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- 2.7 Other ancient authorities read obey
Galatians 6:15-16
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15 For[a] neither circumcision nor uncircumcision is anything, but a new creation is everything!(A) 16 As for those who will follow this rule—peace be upon them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.
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- 6.15 Other ancient authorities add in Christ Jesus
Matthew 24:24
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24 For false messiahs[a] and false prophets will appear and produce great signs and wonders, to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.(A)
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- 24.24 Or christs
Matthew 13:21
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21 yet such a person has no root but endures only for a while, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word, that person immediately falls away.[a](A)
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- 13.21 Or stumbles
Isaiah 57:21
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21 There is no peace, says my God, for the wicked.(A)
Isaiah 57:14
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A Promise of Help and Healing
14 It shall be said,
“Build up, build up, prepare the way;
remove every obstruction from my people’s way.”(A)
Isaiah 28:13
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13 Therefore the word of the Lord will be to them,
“Precept upon precept, precept upon precept,
line upon line, line upon line,
here a little, there a little,”[a]
in order that they may go and fall backward
and be broken and snared and taken.(A)
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- 28.13 Meaning of Heb of this verse uncertain
Isaiah 8:13-15
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13 But the Lord of hosts, him you shall regard as holy; let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.(A) 14 He will become a sanctuary, a stone one strikes against; for both houses of Israel he will become a rock one stumbles over, a trap and a snare for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.(B) 15 And many among them shall stumble; they shall fall and be broken; they shall be snared and taken.”(C)
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Proverbs 3:23
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23 Then you will walk on your way securely,
and your foot will not stumble.(A)
Proverbs 3:17
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17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
and all her paths are peace.(A)
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