379 verses

Gen 15:15

(NIV)
You, however, will go to your ancestors in peace and be buried at a good old age.
(ESV)
As for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried in a good old age.

Gen 19:17

(NIV)
As soon as they had brought them out, one of them said, ‘Flee for your lives! Don’t look back, and don’t stop anywhere in the plain! Flee to the mountains or you will be swept away!’

(ESV)
And as they brought them out, one said, “Escape for your life. Do not look back or stop anywhere in the valley. Escape to the hills, lest you be swept away.”

Gen 19:19

(NIV)
Your servant has found favour in your eyes, and you have shown great kindness to me in sparing my life. But I can’t flee to the mountains; this disaster will overtake me, and I’ll die.
(ESV)
Behold, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness in saving my life. But I cannot escape to the hills, lest the disaster overtake me and I die.

Gen 19:20

(NIV)
Look, here is a town near enough to run to, and it is small. Let me flee to it – it is very small, isn’t it? Then my life will be spared.’

(ESV)
Behold, this city is near enough to flee to, and it is a little one. Let me escape there—is it not a little one?—and my life will be saved!”

Gen 19:22

(NIV)
But flee there quickly, because I cannot do anything until you reach it.’ (That is why the town was called Zoar. )

(ESV)
Escape there quickly, for I can do nothing till you arrive there.” Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

Gen 26:29

(NIV)
that you will do us no harm, just as we did not harm you but always treated you well and sent you away peacefully. And now you are blessed by the Lord.’

(ESV)
that you will do us no harm, just as we have not touched you and have done to you nothing but good and have sent you away in peace. You are now the blessed of the Lord.”

Gen 26:31

(NIV)
Early the next morning the men swore an oath to each other. Then Isaac sent them on their way, and they went away peacefully.

(ESV)
In the morning they rose early and exchanged oaths. And Isaac sent them on their way, and they departed from him in peace.

Gen 28:21

(NIV)
so that I return safely to my father’s household, then the Lord will be my God
(ESV)
so that I come again to my father’s house in peace, then the Lord shall be my God,

Gen 34:25

(NIV)
Three days later, while all of them were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, took their swords and attacked the unsuspecting city, killing every male.
(ESV)
On the third day, when they were sore, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, took their swords and came against the city while it felt secure and killed all the males.

Gen 37:4

(NIV)
When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.

(ESV)
But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peacefully to him.

Gen 41:16

(NIV)
‘I cannot do it,’ Joseph replied to Pharaoh, ‘but God will give Pharaoh the answer he desires.’

(ESV)
Joseph answered Pharaoh, “It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer.”

Gen 43:23

(NIV)
‘It’s all right,’ he said. ‘Don’t be afraid. Your God, the God of your father, has given you treasure in your sacks; I received your silver.’ Then he brought Simeon out to them.

(ESV)
He replied, “Peace to you, do not be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has put treasure in your sacks for you. I received your money.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.

Gen 44:17

(NIV)
But Joseph said, ‘Far be it from me to do such a thing! Only the man who was found to have the cup will become my slave. The rest of you, go back to your father in peace.’

(ESV)
But he said, “Far be it from me that I should do so! Only the man in whose hand the cup was found shall be my servant. But as for you, go up in peace to your father.”

Exod 4:18

(NIV)
Then Moses went back to Jethro his father-in-law and said to him, ‘Let me return to my own people in Egypt to see if any of them are still alive.’

Jethro said, ‘Go, and I wish you well.’

(ESV)
Moses went back to Jethro his father-in-law and said to him, “Please let me go back to my brothers in Egypt to see whether they are still alive.” And Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.”

Exod 9:19

(NIV)
Give an order now to bring your livestock and everything you have in the field to a place of shelter, because the hail will fall on every person and animal that has not been brought in and is still out in the field, and they will die.”’

(ESV)
Now therefore send, get your livestock and all that you have in the field into safe shelter, for every man and beast that is in the field and is not brought home will die when the hail falls on them.”’”

Exod 18:23

(NIV)
If you do this and God so commands, you will be able to stand the strain, and all these people will go home satisfied.’

(ESV)
If you do this, God will direct you, you will be able to endure, and all this people also will go to their place in peace.”

Lev 25:18

(NIV)
‘“Follow my decrees and be careful to obey my laws, and you will live safely in the land.
(ESV)
“Therefore you shall do my statutes and keep my rules and perform them, and then you will dwell in the land securely.

Lev 25:19

(NIV)
Then the land will yield its fruit, and you will eat your fill and live there in safety.
(ESV)
The land will yield its fruit, and you will eat your fill and dwell in it securely.

Lev 26:5

(NIV)
Your threshing will continue until grape harvest and the grape harvest will continue until planting, and you will eat all the food you want and live in safety in your land.

(ESV)
Your threshing shall last to the time of the grape harvest, and the grape harvest shall last to the time for sowing. And you shall eat your bread to the full and dwell in your land securely.

Lev 26:6

(NIV)
‘“I will grant peace in the land, and you will lie down and no one will make you afraid. I will remove wild beasts from the land, and the sword will not pass through your country.
(ESV)
I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid. And I will remove harmful beasts from the land, and the sword shall not go through your land.

Num 6:26

(NIV)
the Lord turn his face towards you
and give you peace.’”
(ESV)
the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.

Num 25:12

(NIV)
Therefore tell him I am making my covenant of peace with him.
(ESV)
Therefore say, Behold, I give to him my covenant of peace,

Deut 2:26

(NIV)
From the Desert of Kedemoth I sent messengers to Sihon king of Heshbon offering peace and saying,
(ESV)
“So I sent messengers from the wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon the king of Heshbon, with words of peace, saying,

Deut 12:10

(NIV)
But you will cross the Jordan and settle in the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, and he will give you rest from all your enemies around you so that you will live in safety.
(ESV)
But when you go over the Jordan and live in the land that the Lord your God is giving you to inherit, and when he gives you rest from all your enemies around, so that you live in safety,

Deut 20:10

(NIV)
When you march up to attack a city, make its people an offer of peace.
(ESV)
“When you draw near to a city to fight against it, offer terms of peace to it.

Deut 20:11

(NIV)
If they accept and open their gates, all the people in it shall be subject to forced labour and shall work for you.
(ESV)
And if it responds to you peaceably and it opens to you, then all the people who are found in it shall do forced labor for you and shall serve you.

Deut 23:6

(NIV)
Do not seek a treaty of friendship with them as long as you live.

(ESV)
You shall not seek their peace or their prosperity all your days forever.

Deut 33:12

(NIV)
About Benjamin he said:

‘Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him,
for he shields him all day long,
and the one the Lord loves rests between his shoulders.’
(ESV)
Of Benjamin he said,

“The beloved of the Lord dwells in safety.
The High God surrounds him all day long,
and dwells between his shoulders.”

Deut 33:28

(NIV)
So Israel will live in safety;
Jacob will dwell secure
in a land of grain and new wine,
where the heavens drop dew.
(ESV)
So Israel lived in safety,
Jacob lived alone
in a land of grain and wine,
whose heavens drop down dew.

Josh 9:15

(NIV)
Then Joshua made a treaty of peace with them to let them live, and the leaders of the assembly ratified it by oath.

(ESV)
And Joshua made peace with them and made a covenant with them, to let them live, and the leaders of the congregation swore to them.

Judg 3:26

(NIV)
While they waited, Ehud got away. He passed by the stone images and escaped to Seirah.
(ESV)
Ehud escaped while they delayed, and he passed beyond the idols and escaped to Seirah.

Judg 3:29

(NIV)
At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all vigorous and strong; not one escaped.
(ESV)
And they killed at that time about 10,000 of the Moabites, all strong, able-bodied men; not a man escaped.

Judg 4:17

(NIV)
Sisera, meanwhile, fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because there was an alliance between Jabin king of Hazor and the family of Heber the Kenite.

(ESV)
But Sisera fled away on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.

Judg 6:23

(NIV)
But the Lord said to him, ‘Peace! Do not be afraid. You are not going to die.’

(ESV)
But the Lord said to him, “Peace be to you. Do not fear; you shall not die.”

Judg 6:26

(NIV)
Then build a proper kind of altar to the Lord your God on the top of this height. Using the wood of the Asherah pole that you cut down, offer the second bull as a burnt offering.’

(ESV)
and build an altar to the Lord your God on the top of the stronghold here, with stones laid in due order. Then take the second bull and offer it as a burnt offering with the wood of the Asherah that you shall cut down.”

Judg 8:9

(NIV)
So he said to the men of Peniel, ‘When I return in triumph, I will tear down this tower.’

(ESV)
And he said to the men of Penuel, “When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.”

Judg 8:11

(NIV)
Gideon went up by the route of the nomads east of Nobah and Jogbehah and attacked the unsuspecting army.
(ESV)
And Gideon went up by the way of the tent dwellers east of Nobah and Jogbehah and attacked the army, for the army felt secure.

Judg 11:13

(NIV)
The king of the Ammonites answered Jephthah’s messengers, ‘When Israel came up out of Egypt, they took away my land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, all the way to the Jordan. Now give it back peaceably.’

(ESV)
And the king of the Ammonites answered the messengers of Jephthah, “Because Israel on coming up from Egypt took away my land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok and to the Jordan; now therefore restore it peaceably.”

Judg 11:31

(NIV)
whatever comes out of the door of my house to meet me when I return in triumph from the Ammonites will be the Lord’s, and I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering.’

(ESV)
then whatever comes out from the doors of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the Ammonites shall be the Lord’s, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.”

Judg 15:18

(NIV)
Because he was very thirsty, he cried out to the Lord, ‘You have given your servant this great victory. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?’
(ESV)
And he was very thirsty, and he called upon the Lord and said, “You have granted this great salvation by the hand of your servant, and shall I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”

Judg 18:6

(NIV)
The priest answered them, ‘Go in peace. Your journey has the Lord’s approval.’

(ESV)
And the priest said to them, “Go in peace. The journey on which you go is under the eye of the Lord.”

Judg 18:7

(NIV)
So the five men left and came to Laish, where they saw that the people were living in safety, like the Sidonians, at peace and secure. And since their land lacked nothing, they were prosperous. Also, they lived a long way from the Sidonians and had no relationship with anyone else.

(ESV)
Then the five men departed and came to Laish and saw the people who were there, how they lived in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting, lacking nothing that is in the earth and possessing wealth, and how they were far from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone.

Judg 19:20

(NIV)
‘You are welcome at my house,’ the old man said. ‘Let me supply whatever you need. Only don’t spend the night in the square.’
(ESV)
And the old man said, Peace be to you; I will care for all your wants. Only, do not spend the night in the square.”

Judg 21:13

(NIV)
Then the whole assembly sent an offer of peace to the Benjaminites at the rock of Rimmon.
(ESV)
Then the whole congregation sent word to the people of Benjamin who were at the rock of Rimmon and proclaimed peace to them.

1Sam 1:17

(NIV)
Eli answered, ‘Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of him.’

(ESV)
Then Eli answered, Go in peace, and the God of Israel grant your petition that you have made to him.”

1Sam 7:14

(NIV)
The towns from Ekron to Gath that the Philistines had captured from Israel were restored to Israel, and Israel delivered the neighbouring territory from the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.

(ESV)
The cities that the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron to Gath, and Israel delivered their territory from the hand of the Philistines. There was peace also between Israel and the Amorites.

1Sam 11:9

(NIV)
They told the messengers who had come, ‘Say to the men of Jabesh Gilead, “By the time the sun is hot tomorrow, you will be rescued.”’ When the messengers went and reported this to the men of Jabesh, they were elated.
(ESV)
And they said to the messengers who had come, “Thus shall you say to the men of Jabesh-gilead: ‘Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you shall have salvation.’” When the messengers came and told the men of Jabesh, they were glad.

1Sam 11:13

(NIV)
But Saul said, ‘No one will be put to death today, for this day the Lord has rescued Israel.’

(ESV)
But Saul said, Not a man shall be put to death this day, for today the Lord has worked salvation in Israel.”

1Sam 12:11

(NIV)
Then the Lord sent Jerub-Baal, Barak, Jephthah and Samuel, and he delivered you from the hands of your enemies all around you, so that you lived in safety.

(ESV)
And the Lord sent Jerubbaal and Barak and Jephthah and Samuel and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and you lived in safety.

1Sam 16:4

(NIV)
Samuel did what the Lord said. When he arrived at Bethlehem, the elders of the town trembled when they met him. They asked, ‘Do you come in peace?’

(ESV)
Samuel did what the Lord commanded and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling and said, “Do you come peaceably?”

1Sam 16:5

(NIV)
Samuel replied, ‘Yes, in peace; I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Consecrate yourselves and come to the sacrifice with me.’ Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.

(ESV)
And he said, “Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Consecrate yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice.” And he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.

1Sam 19:5

(NIV)
He took his life in his hands when he killed the Philistine. The Lord won a great victory for all Israel, and you saw it and were glad. Why then would you do wrong to an innocent man like David by killing him for no reason?’

(ESV)
For he took his life in his hand and he struck down the Philistine, and the Lord worked a great salvation for all Israel. You saw it, and rejoiced. Why then will you sin against innocent blood by killing David without cause?”

1Sam 19:10

(NIV)
Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear, but David eluded him as Saul drove the spear into the wall. That night David made good his escape.

(ESV)
And Saul sought to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he eluded Saul, so that he struck the spear into the wall. And David fled and escaped that night.

1Sam 19:11

(NIV)
Saul sent men to David’s house to watch it and to kill him in the morning. But Michal, David’s wife, warned him, ‘If you don’t run for your life tonight, tomorrow you’ll be killed.’
(ESV)
Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him, that he might kill him in the morning. But Michal, David’s wife, told him, “If you do not escape with your life tonight, tomorrow you will be killed.”

1Sam 19:12

(NIV)
So Michal let David down through a window, and he fled and escaped.
(ESV)
So Michal let David down through the window, and he fled away and escaped.

1Sam 19:17

(NIV)
Saul said to Michal, ‘Why did you deceive me like this and send my enemy away so that he escaped?’

Michal told him, ‘He said to me, “Let me get away. Why should I kill you?”’

(ESV)
Saul said to Michal, “Why have you deceived me thus and let my enemy go, so that he has escaped?” And Michal answered Saul, “He said to me, ‘Let me go. Why should I kill you?’”

1Sam 19:18

(NIV)
When David had fled and made his escape, he went to Samuel at Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went to Naioth and stayed there.
(ESV)
Now David fled and escaped, and he came to Samuel at Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and lived at Naioth.

1Sam 20:29

(NIV)
He said, “Let me go, because our family is observing a sacrifice in the town and my brother has ordered me to be there. If I have found favour in your eyes, let me go to see my brothers.” That is why he has not come to the king’s table.’

(ESV)
He said, ‘Let me go, for our clan holds a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has commanded me to be there. So now, if I have found favor in your eyes, let me get away and see my brothers.’ For this reason he has not come to the king’s table.”

1Sam 20:42

(NIV)
Jonathan said to David, ‘Go in peace, for we have sworn friendship with each other in the name of the Lord, saying, “The Lord is witness between you and me, and between your descendants and my descendants for ever.”’ Then David left, and Jonathan went back to the town.

(ESV)
Then Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, because we have sworn both of us in the name of the Lord, saying, ‘The Lord shall be between me and you, and between my offspring and your offspring, forever.’” And he rose and departed, and Jonathan went into the city.

1Sam 22:1

(NIV)
David left Gath and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and his father’s household heard about it, they went down to him there.
(ESV)
David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. And when his brothers and all his father’s house heard it, they went down there to him.
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