Isaiah 59:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

They have no knowledge of the way of peace, and there is no sense of what is right in their behaviour: they have made for themselves ways which are not straight; whoever goes in them has no knowledge of peace.

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  • Luke 1:79 : 79 To give light to those in dark places, and in the shade of death, so that our feet may be guided into the way of peace.
  • Isa 48:22 : 22 There is no peace, says the Lord, for the evil-doers.
  • Isa 57:20-21 : 20 But the evil-doers are like the troubled sea, for which there is no rest, and its waters send up earth and waste. 21 There is no peace, says my God, for the evil-doers.
  • Isa 59:14-15 : 14 And the right is turned back, and righteousness is far away: for good faith is not to be seen in the public places, and upright behaviour may not come into the town. 15 Yes, faith is gone; and he whose heart is turned from evil comes into the power of the cruel: and the Lord saw it, and he was angry that there was no one to take up their cause.
  • Jer 5:1 : 1 Go quickly through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and get knowledge, and make a search in her wide places if there is a man, if there is one in her who is upright, who keeps faith; and she will have my forgiveness.
  • Hos 4:1-2 : 1 Give ear to the word of the Lord, O children of Israel; for the Lord has a cause against the people of this land, because there is no good faith in it, and no mercy and no knowledge of God in the land. 2 There is cursing and broken faith, violent death and attacks on property, men are untrue in married life, houses are broken into, and there is blood touching blood.
  • Amos 6:1-6 : 1 Sorrow to those who are resting in comfort in Zion, and to those who have no fear of danger in the mountain of Samaria, the noted men of the chief of the nations, to whom the people of Israel come! 2 Go on to Calneh and see; and from there go to Hamath the great; then go down to Gath of the Philistines: are you better than these kingdoms? or is your land wider than theirs? 3 You who put far away the evil day, causing the rule of the violent to come near; 4 Who are resting on beds of ivory, stretched out on soft seats, feasting on lambs from the flock and young oxen from the cattle-house; 5 Making foolish songs to the sound of corded instruments, and designing for themselves instruments of music, like David; 6 Drinking wine in basins, rubbing themselves with the best oils; but they have no grief for the destruction of Joseph.
  • Matt 23:23 : 23 A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make men give a tenth of all sorts of sweet-smelling plants, but you give no thought to the more important things of the law, righteousness, and mercy, and faith; but it is right for you to do these, and not to let the others be undone.
  • Ps 58:1-2 : 1 <To the chief music-maker; put to Al-tashheth. Michtam. Of David.> Is there righteousness in your mouths, O you gods? are you upright judges, O you sons of men? 2 The purposes of your hearts are evil; your hands are full of cruel doings on the earth.
  • Ps 125:5 : 5 But as for such as are turned out of the straight way, the Lord will take them away with the workers of evil. Let peace be on Israel.
  • Prov 2:15 : 15 Whose ways are not straight, and whose footsteps are turned to evil:
  • Prov 3:17 : 17 Her ways are ways of delight, and all her goings are peace.
  • Prov 28:18 : 18 He whose ways are upright will be safe, but sudden will be the fall of him whose ways are twisted.
  • Isa 5:7 : 7 For the vine-garden of the Lord of armies is the people of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of his delight: and he was looking for upright judging, and there was blood; for righteousness, and there was a cry for help.
  • Rom 3:17 : 17 And of the way of peace they have no knowledge:

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    15 Whose ways are not straight, and whose footsteps are turned to evil:

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    25 Shaking fear is coming; and they will be looking for peace, and there will be no peace.

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    15 My son, do not go with them; keep your feet from their ways:

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    14 And they have made little of the wounds of my people, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

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    22 For my people are foolish, they have no knowledge of me; they are evil-minded children, without sense, all of them: they are wise in evil-doing, but have no knowledge of doing good.

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    12 For our evil doings are increased before you, and our sins give witness against us: for our evil doings are with us, and we have knowledge of our sins:

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    6 Because the Lord sees the way of the upright, but the end of the sinner is destruction.