Isaiah 32:17

“And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.”

"And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever." - Isaiah 32:17
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What does Isaiah 32:17 mean?

Isaiah 32:17 in the KJV reads, “And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.” Its meaning unfolds from the way Isaiah describes righteousness not merely as a private virtue but as something active and fruitful…

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Righteousness That Bears Peace: Quietness and Assurance for Ever

“And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.” (Isaiah 32:17, KJV) Isaiah’s words are both simple and searching: righteousness is not sterile, theoretical, or merely a label. It produces something. It works. It…

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Peace, Quietness, and Everlasting Assurance Through the Work of Righteousness

Most Holy and Righteous God, We come before Thee with reverence and humility, acknowledging that Thou alone art the Lord of peace and the Giver of every good and perfect gift. We confess that our hearts so often labor under burdens of fear, uncertainty, and striving, and yet Thy…

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Isaiah 32:17 - "And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever."
"And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever." - Isaiah 32:17
"And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever." - Isaiah 32:17
Luke 17:32-37
Luke 17:32 - "Remember Lot's wife."
2 Chronicles 32:32 - "Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his goodness, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, and in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel."
Isaiah 32:12 - "They shall lament for the teats, for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine."
Isaiah 32:16 - "Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field."
Isaiah 32:1 - "Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment."
Isaiah 32:8 - "But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand."
"Remember Lot's wife." - Luke 17:32
Isaiah 32:3 - "And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken."
Isaiah 32:5 - "The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful."
Isaiah 32:19 - "When it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be low in a low place."
Isaiah 54:17
Isaiah 54:17
Isaiah 38:17
Isaiah 32:18 - "And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;"
2 Chronicles 32:20 - "And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven."
Isaiah 32:20 - "Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass."
Isaiah 32:4 - "The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly."
Isaiah 32:15 - "Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest."
Job 32:17 - "I said, I will answer also my part, I also will shew mine opinion."
isaiah 32:2-3 emphasis on Jesus Christ being unnatractive
Isaiah 14:32 - "What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it."
Isaiah 32:10 - "Many days and years shall ye be troubled, ye careless women: for the vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come."
Exodus 32:17 - "And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp."
Acts 17:32 - "¶ And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter."
Isaiah 37:32 - "For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this."