¹³ Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit. ¹⁴ Turn from evil and do good. Seek peace and pursue it. ¹⁵ The eyes of Yahweh [are] toward [the] righteous, and his ears toward their cry for help.

Phrases

Depart from Evil

Do Good

Seek Peace

Turn Aside

What is Good

With All Your Heart

Cross References

Psalm 37:27

Turn aside from evil and do good and [so] abide forever.

Hebrews 12:14

Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.

Isaiah 1:16-17

Wash! Make yourselves clean! Remove the evil of your doings from before my eyes! Cease to do evil!

Job 28:28

And to the human beings he said, 'Look, the fear of the Lord [is] wisdom, and to depart from evil [is] understanding.'"

Romans 12:18

If [it is] possible on your [part], be at peace with all people.

Psalm 120:7

I [am for] peace, but when I speak, they [are] for war.

Proverbs 3:7

Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear Yahweh and retreat from evil.

Proverbs 8:13

The fear of Yahweh [is] hatred of evil, pride, and arrogance and an evil way. And I hate a mouth of perversity.

Proverbs 13:14

The teaching of the wise [is] a fountain of life, [in order] to avoid the snares of death.

Proverbs 16:16-17

Getting wisdom: {how much} better than gold! And getting understanding: it is chosen {over} silver.

Matthew 5:9

Blessed [are] the peacemakers, because they will be called sons of God.

Acts 10:38

Jesus of Nazareth--how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with him.

Romans 12:9

Love must be without hypocrisy. Abhor what [is] evil; be attached to what [is] good,

Romans 14:17

For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Romans 14:19

So then, let us pursue {what promotes peace} and {what edifies one another}.

2 Corinthians 13:11

Finally, brothers, rejoice, be restored, be encouraged, {be in agreement}, be at peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

Galatians 6:10

So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all [people], and especially to those who belong to the household of faith.

1 Thessalonians 4:11

and to aspire to live a quiet life, and to attend to {your own business}, and to work with your hands, just as we commanded you,

2 Timothy 2:19

However, the solid foundation of God stands firm, having this seal: "The Lord knows those who are his," and "Everyone who names the name of the Lord must abstain from unrighteousness."

Titus 2:14

who gave himself for us, in order that he might redeem us from all lawlessness and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good deeds.

Hebrews 13:16

And do not neglect doing good and generosity, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.

James 3:17-18

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, obedient, full of mercy and good fruits, nonjudgmental, without hypocrisy,

1 Peter 3:11

And he must turn away from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.

3 John 1:11

Dear friend, do not imitate [what is] evil, but [what is] good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.

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