Psalm 25:13
New Living Translation
13 They will live in prosperity,
and their children will inherit the land.
Psalm 37:11
New Living Translation
11 The lowly will possess the land
and will live in peace and prosperity.
Proverbs 19:23
New Living Translation
23 Fear of the Lord leads to life,
bringing security and protection from harm.
Proverbs 1:33
New Living Translation
33 But all who listen to me will live in peace,
untroubled by fear of harm.”
Matthew 5:5
New Living Translation
5 God blesses those who are humble,
for they will inherit the whole earth.
Zephaniah 3:17
New Living Translation
17 For the Lord your God is living among you.
He is a mighty savior.
He will take delight in you with gladness.
With his love, he will calm all your fears.[a]
He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.”
Footnotes
- 3:17 Or He will be silent in his love. Greek and Syriac versions read He will renew you with his love.
Acts 2:39
New Living Translation
39 This promise is to you, to your children, and to those far away[a]—all who have been called by the Lord our God.”
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 2:39 Or and to people far in the future, or and to the Gentiles.
Ezekiel 34:25-28
New Living Translation
The Lord’s Covenant of Peace
25 “I will make a covenant of peace with my people and drive away the dangerous animals from the land. Then they will be able to camp safely in the wildest places and sleep in the woods without fear. 26 I will bless my people and their homes around my holy hill. And in the proper season I will send the showers they need. There will be showers of blessing. 27 The orchards and fields of my people will yield bumper crops, and everyone will live in safety. When I have broken their chains of slavery and rescued them from those who enslaved them, then they will know that I am the Lord. 28 They will no longer be prey for other nations, and wild animals will no longer devour them. They will live in safety, and no one will frighten them.
Read full chapter
Isaiah 65:23
New Living Translation
23 They will not work in vain,
and their children will not be doomed to misfortune.
For they are people blessed by the Lord,
and their children, too, will be blessed.
Proverbs 29:25
New Living Translation
25 Fearing people is a dangerous trap,
but trusting the Lord means safety.
Psalm 37:26
New Living Translation
26 The godly always give generous loans to others,
and their children are a blessing.
1 Peter 3:10
New Living Translation
10 For the Scriptures say,
“If you want to enjoy life
and see many happy days,
keep your tongue from speaking evil
and your lips from telling lies.
Jeremiah 32:39
New Living Translation
39 And I will give them one heart and one purpose: to worship me forever, for their own good and for the good of all their descendants.
Read full chapter
Psalm 112:2
New Living Translation
2 Their children will be successful everywhere;
an entire generation of godly people will be blessed.
Psalm 69:36
New Living Translation
36 The descendants of those who obey him will inherit the land,
and those who love him will live there in safety.
Deuteronomy 33:26-29
New Living Translation
26 “There is no one like the God of Israel.[a]
He rides across the heavens to help you,
across the skies in majestic splendor.
27 The eternal God is your refuge,
and his everlasting arms are under you.
He drives out the enemy before you;
he cries out, ‘Destroy them!’
28 So Israel will live in safety,
prosperous Jacob in security,
in a land of grain and new wine,
while the heavens drop down dew.
29 How blessed you are, O Israel!
Who else is like you, a people saved by the Lord?
He is your protecting shield
and your triumphant sword!
Your enemies will cringe before you,
and you will stomp on their backs!”
Footnotes
- 33:26 Hebrew of Jeshurun, a term of endearment for Israel.
2 Peter 3:13
New Living Translation
13 But we are looking forward to the new heavens and new earth he has promised, a world filled with God’s righteousness.
Read full chapter
Philippians 4:19
New Living Translation
19 And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.
Read full chapter
Matthew 11:28-29
New Living Translation
28 Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Read full chapter
Zechariah 9:17
New Living Translation
17 How wonderful and beautiful they will be!
The young men will thrive on abundant grain,
and the young women will flourish on new wine.
Jeremiah 31:12-14
New Living Translation
12 They will come home and sing songs of joy on the heights of Jerusalem.
They will be radiant because of the Lord’s good gifts—
the abundant crops of grain, new wine, and olive oil,
and the healthy flocks and herds.
Their life will be like a watered garden,
and all their sorrows will be gone.
13 The young women will dance for joy,
and the men—old and young—will join in the celebration.
I will turn their mourning into joy.
I will comfort them and exchange their sorrow for rejoicing.
14 The priests will enjoy abundance,
and my people will feast on my good gifts.
I, the Lord, have spoken!”
Isaiah 66:10-14
New Living Translation
10 “Rejoice with Jerusalem!
Be glad with her, all you who love her
and all you who mourn for her.
11 Drink deeply of her glory
even as an infant drinks at its mother’s comforting breasts.”
12 This is what the Lord says:
“I will give Jerusalem a river of peace and prosperity.
The wealth of the nations will flow to her.
Her children will be nursed at her breasts,
carried in her arms, and held on her lap.
13 I will comfort you there in Jerusalem
as a mother comforts her child.”
14 When you see these things, your heart will rejoice.
You will flourish like the grass!
Everyone will see the Lord’s hand of blessing on his servants—
and his anger against his enemies.
Deuteronomy 33:12
New Living Translation
12 Moses said this about the tribe of Benjamin:
“The people of Benjamin are loved by the Lord
and live in safety beside him.
He surrounds them continuously
and preserves them from every harm.”
Genesis 17:7-10
New Living Translation
7 “I will confirm my covenant with you and your descendants[a] after you, from generation to generation. This is the everlasting covenant: I will always be your God and the God of your descendants after you. 8 And I will give the entire land of Canaan, where you now live as a foreigner, to you and your descendants. It will be their possession forever, and I will be their God.”
The Mark of the Covenant
9 Then God said to Abraham, “Your responsibility is to obey the terms of the covenant. You and all your descendants have this continual responsibility. 10 This is the covenant that you and your descendants must keep: Each male among you must be circumcised.
Read full chapter
Proverbs 20:7
New Living Translation
7 The godly walk with integrity;
blessed are their children who follow them.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
Bible Gateway Recommends
