Isaiah 48:22

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

There is no peace, saith Jehovah, to the wicked.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Isa 57:21 : 21 There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.
Job 15:20-24 : 20 The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, Even the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor. 21 A sound of terrors is in his ears; In prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him. 22 He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, And he is waited for of the sword. 23 He wandereth abroad for bread, [saying], Where is it? He knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand. 24 Distress and anguish make him afraid; They prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.
Luke 19:42 : 42 saying, If thou hadst known in this {G4675} day, even thou, the things which belong unto {G4675} peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
Rom 3:17 : 17 And the way of peace have they not known:

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Isa 57:20-21
2 verses
92%
20But the wicked are like the troubled sea; for it cannot rest, and its waters cast up mire and dirt.
21There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.
Isa 59:8
76%
8The way of peace they know not; and there is no justice in their goings: they have made them crooked paths; whosoever goeth therein doth not know peace.
Ezek 7:25
76%
25Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none.
Rom 3:16-17
2 verses
74%
16Destruction and misery are in their ways;
17And the way of peace have they not known:
Jer 8:11
74%
11And they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
Ps 28:3
73%
3Draw me not away with the wicked, And with the workers of iniquity; That speak peace with their neighbors, But mischief is in their hearts.
Jer 6:14
73%
14They have healed also the hurt of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
Jer 25:37
73%
37And the peaceable folds are brought to silence because of the fierce anger of Jehovah.
Prov 12:20-21
2 verses
72%
20Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil; But to the counsellors of peace is joy.
21There shall no mischief happen to the righteous; But the wicked shall be filled with evil.
Jer 23:17
72%
17They say continually unto them that despise me, Jehovah hath said, Ye shall have peace; and unto every one that walketh in the stubbornness of his own heart they say, No evil shall come upon you.
Ezek 13:16
71%
16[ to wit], the prophets of Israel that prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and that see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Ps 35:20
71%
20For they speak not peace; But they devise deceitful words against them that are quiet in the land.
2 Chr 15:5
71%
5And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in; but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the lands.
Job 3:17
71%
17There the wicked cease from troubling; And there the weary are at rest.
Jer 8:15
70%
15We looked for peace, but no good came; [and] for a time of healing, and, behold, dismay!
Jer 12:12
70%
12Destroyers are come upon all the bare heights in the wilderness; for the sword of Jehovah devoureth from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh hath peace.
Ps 36:1
70%
1For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David the servant of Jehovah. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.
Eccl 8:13
70%
13but it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong [his] days, [which are] as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.
Isa 48:18
70%
18Oh that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:
Jer 30:5
70%
5For thus saith Jehovah: We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace.
Jer 14:13
70%
13Then said I, Ah, Lord Jehovah! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.
Isa 3:11
69%
11Woe unto the wicked! [it shall be] ill [with him]; for what his hands have done shall be done unto him.
Ps 37:38
69%
38As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together; The end of the wicked shall be cut off.
Ps 125:5
69%
5But as for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, Jehovah will lead them forth with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel.
Ps 37:10
69%
10For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and he shall not be.
Prov 21:7
69%
7The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.
Ps 55:11
69%
11Wickedness is in the midst thereof: Oppression and guile depart not from its streets.
Mic 3:5
69%
5Thus saith Jehovah concerning the prophets that make my people to err; that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and whoso putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him:
Deut 23:6
69%
6Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
Ps 120:7
69%
7I am [for] peace: But when I speak, they are for war.
Ps 34:21
69%
21Evil shall slay the wicked; And they that hate the righteous shall be condemned.
Prov 10:30
69%
30The righteous shall never be removed; But the wicked shall not dwell in the land.
Nah 1:15
69%
15Behold, upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! Keep thy feasts, O Judah, perform thy vows; for the wicked one shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.
Isa 62:7
69%
7and give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
Ps 34:14
68%
14Depart from evil, and do good; Seek peace, and pursue it.
Ps 37:32
68%
32The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him.
Ps 11:6
68%
6Upon the wicked he will rain snares; Fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup.
1 Sam 24:13
68%
13As saith the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked cometh forth wickedness; but my hand shall not be upon thee.
Prov 24:20
68%
20For there shall be no reward to the evil man; The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
Prov 24:15
68%
15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:
2 Kgs 22:16
68%
16Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read.
Lev 26:6
68%
6And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will cause evil beasts to cease out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.
Ps 5:4
68%
4For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: Evil shall not sojourn with thee.
Job 8:22
68%
22They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; And the tent of the wicked shall be no more.