Add parallel Print Page Options

But banish those who turn to crooked ways, O Lord.
    Take them away with those who do evil.

May Israel have peace!

Read full chapter

15 Their actions are crooked,
    and their ways are wrong.

Read full chapter

May you live to enjoy your grandchildren.
    May Israel have peace!

Read full chapter

They don’t know where to find peace
    or what it means to be just and good.
They have mapped out crooked roads,
    and no one who follows them knows a moment’s peace.

Read full chapter

Oh, the joys of those who trust the Lord,
    who have no confidence in the proud
    or in those who worship idols.

Read full chapter

16 May God’s peace and mercy be upon all who live by this principle; they are the new people of God.[a]

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 6:16 Greek this principle, and upon the Israel of God.

27 “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.

Read full chapter

23 But I will reply, ‘I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God’s laws.’

Read full chapter

I will refuse to look at
    anything vile and vulgar.
I hate all who deal crookedly;
    I will have nothing to do with them.

Read full chapter

God the Father knew you and chose you long ago, and his Spirit has made you holy. As a result, you have obeyed him and have been cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ.

May God give you more and more grace and peace.

Read full chapter

38 And my righteous ones will live by faith.[a]
    But I will take no pleasure in anyone who turns away.”[b]

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 10:38 Or my righteous ones will live by their faithfulness; Greek reads my righteous one will live by faith.
  2. 10:37-38 Hab 2:3-4.

15 so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people.

Read full chapter

48 But what if the servant is evil and thinks, ‘My master won’t be back for a while,’ 49 and he begins beating the other servants, partying, and getting drunk? 50 The master will return unannounced and unexpected, 51 and he will cut the servant to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Read full chapter

And I will destroy those who used to worship me
    but now no longer do.
They no longer ask for the Lord’s guidance
    or seek my blessings.”

Read full chapter

18 On that day I will make a covenant
    with all the wild animals and the birds of the sky
and the animals that scurry along the ground
    so they will not harm you.
I will remove all weapons of war from the land,
    all swords and bows,
so you can live unafraid
    in peace and safety.

Read full chapter

26 And I will make a covenant of peace with them, an everlasting covenant. I will give them their land and increase their numbers,[a] and I will put my Temple among them forever.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 37:26 Hebrew reads I will give them and increase their numbers; Greek version lacks the entire phrase.

19 Your wickedness will bring its own punishment.
    Your turning from me will shame you.
You will see what an evil, bitter thing it is
    to abandon the Lord your God and not to fear him.
    I, the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!

Read full chapter

13 I will teach all your children,
    and they will enjoy great peace.

Read full chapter

10 For the mountains may move
    and the hills disappear,
but even then my faithful love for you will remain.
    My covenant of blessing will never be broken,”
    says the Lord, who has mercy on you.

Read full chapter

14 Backsliders get what they deserve;
    good people receive their reward.

Read full chapter

How long will they speak with arrogance?
    How long will these evil people boast?

Read full chapter

Though the wicked sprout like weeds
    and evildoers flourish,
    they will be destroyed forever.

Read full chapter

11 For I have stayed on God’s paths;
    I have followed his ways and not turned aside.

Read full chapter

13 So Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord. He failed to obey the Lord’s command, and he even consulted a medium 14 instead of asking the Lord for guidance. So the Lord killed him and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.

Read full chapter

Bible Gateway Recommends

NLT The Swindoll Study Bible Large Print Hardcover
NLT The Swindoll Study Bible Large Print Hardcover
Retail: $59.99
Our Price: $22.99
Save: $37.00 (62%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars
NLT Gospel of John, pack of 10
NLT Gospel of John, pack of 10
Retail: $11.99
Our Price: $9.99
Save: $2.00 (17%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars
NLT Chronological Life Application Study Bible, Second Edition
NLT Chronological Life Application Study Bible, Second Edition
Retail: $59.99
Our Price: $41.99
Save: $18.00 (30%)
NLT glipit Bible, Purple Silicone
NLT glipit Bible, Purple Silicone
Retail: $24.99
Our Price: $9.99
Save: $15.00 (60%)
5.0 of 5.0 stars
NLT Daily Reader's Bible, hardcover
NLT Daily Reader's Bible, hardcover
Retail: $29.99
Our Price: $7.99
Save: $22.00 (73%)
4.0 of 5.0 stars