Topical Bible: Peace: The Wicked: Speak Not

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In the biblical context, peace is often understood as a state of harmony, tranquility, and well-being that is rooted in a right relationship with God. However, the Scriptures make a clear distinction between the peace experienced by the righteous and the lack thereof among the wicked. The wicked, according to the Bible, are those who live in opposition to God's laws and principles, and as a result, they do not experience true peace.

The prophet Isaiah addresses this theme directly, stating, "There is no peace," says my God, "for the wicked" (Isaiah 57:21). This declaration underscores the spiritual reality that those who reject God's ways cannot attain the peace that comes from Him. The absence of peace in the lives of the wicked is not merely a lack of external tranquility but a deeper, spiritual unrest that stems from their estrangement from God.

Jeremiah also speaks to this condition, lamenting the false assurances given by those who claim peace where there is none: "They dress the wound of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all" (Jeremiah 6:14). This highlights the deceptive nature of false prophets and leaders who promise peace without addressing the underlying sin and rebellion that prevent its realization.

The Psalms further illustrate the discord in the lives of the wicked. Psalm 28:3 warns against those "who speak peace to their neighbors while malice is in their hearts" . This duplicity reveals that the wicked may speak of peace, but their intentions and actions betray a lack of genuine peace.

In the New Testament, the Apostle Paul echoes the Old Testament understanding of peace and the wicked. In Romans 3:17, he describes the path of the wicked: "And the way of peace they have not known" . This statement is part of a larger discourse on the universal sinfulness of humanity and the need for redemption through Christ. It emphasizes that true peace is unattainable for those who remain in their wickedness and outside of God's redemptive plan.

The biblical narrative consistently portrays the wicked as being devoid of peace because they are separated from the source of true peace—God Himself. Their lives are marked by turmoil, conflict, and a lack of fulfillment, which are the natural consequences of living in opposition to divine order and righteousness.

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Psalm 35:20
For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.
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An Exhortation to the People of God not to be Discouraged in their ...
... in Their Way, by the Scoffs and Contempt of Wicked Men. ... of pleasantness, and all
her paths are peace; then, you ... Jesus; give them no room to speak unseemly, they ...
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Scriptures Showing the Sin and Danger of Joining with Wicked and ...
... will come to these, who before they would speak of terms of ... "But to the counsellors
of peace is joy ... than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them ...
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The Method of Grace
... that love they law; nothing shall offend them.' But there is no peace to the wicked. ...
If it were a matter of indifference, I would not speak one word about it ...
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That it is not Lawful for the Well Affected Subjects to Concur in ...
... enemies of God, or joining and mingling with wicked men, is a ... I cannot be silent
at this time, but speak by my ... it, but to their greater joy and peace of God's ...
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The Saint Ceases not to Pray. Prayer the Way to Recover what is ...
... done this violence to myself, I found greater peace and joy ... Let him be ever so wicked,
he will not remain in ... who persevere in prayer, [5] I do not speak of it ...
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"For what the Law could not Do, in that it was Weak Though the ...
... this,""Glory to God in the highest, peace on earth ... may draw such an answer from him,
O wicked and adulterous ... not excel." I confess indeed, if we speak of the ...
/.../binning/the works of the rev hugh binning/sermon xii for what the.htm

True Christianity Defended
... to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall ... those who now preach the gospel
of peace, the truth as ... 3. I speak not now of those (prototokoi tou Satana ...
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Psalm CXX.
... Begin to act, and see what we speak. ... [5404] God will judge afterwards of the wicked
and the good...This we also say: Love ye peace, love ye Christ. ...
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Knowledge and Peace
... The peace promised is evidently only outward tranquillity and ... into his wounds: first,
how wicked he must be ... after their pattern, that is, speak platitudes of ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/knowledge and peace.htm

On the Words of the Gospel, Matt. xii. 32, "Whosoever Shall Speak ...
... should be the Son of Man, that He might speak to us ... though it be through the ministry
of a wicked clergyman, a ... of the Spirit is preserved in the bond of peace. ...
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