Proverbs 15:1
15:1 A gentle response turns away anger,
but a harsh word stirs up wrath.
Matthew 5:9
5:9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children of God.
Matthew 5:1
The Beatitudes
5:1 When he saw the crowds, he went up the mountain. After he sat down his disciples came to him.
Colossians 1:6-7
1:6 that has come to you. Just as in the entire world this gospel
is bearing fruit and growing, so it has also been bearing fruit and growing
among you from the first day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth.
1:7 You learned the gospel
from Epaphras, our dear fellow slave
– a
faithful minister of Christ on our
behalf –
Philippians 2:14
2:14 Do everything without grumbling or arguing,
Hebrews 12:14
Do Not Reject God’s Warning
12:14 Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, for without it no one will see the Lord.
James 3:17-18
3:17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating,
full of mercy and good fruit,
impartial, and not hypocritical.
3:18 And the fruit that consists of righteousness
is planted
in peace among
those who make peace.