Isaiah 57:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest, lying down in death.”
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“Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest, lying down in death.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.”
King James Version · Public Domain“He entereth into peace; they rest in their beds, each one that walketh in his uprightness.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“He entereth into peace, they rest on their beds, <FI>Each<Fi> is going straightforward.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Isaiah 57:2 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 17:1When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.
- 2 Chronicles 16:14And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor.
- Job 3:17There the wicked cease from raging, and there the weary find rest.
- Ecclesiastes 12:7before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
- Isaiah 14:18All the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb.
- Isaiah 26:7The path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the upright.
- Jeremiah 6:16This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’
- Ezekiel 32:25Among the slain they prepare a resting place for Elam with all her hordes, with her graves all around her. All of them are uncircumcised, slain by the sword, although their terror was once spread in the land of the living. They bear their disgrace with those who descend to the Pit. They are placed among the slain.
- Matthew 25:21His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
- Luke 1:6Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
- Luke 2:29“Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.
- Luke 7:50And Jesus told the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
- Luke 16:22One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.
- 2 Corinthians 5:1Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.
- 2 Corinthians 5:8We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
- Philippians 1:23I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
- Revelation 14:13And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”
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