Psalms 34:14

American Standard Version (1901)

Depart from evil, and do good; Seek peace, and pursue it.

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Referenced Verses

  • Heb 12:14 : 14 Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man shall see the Lord:
  • Ps 37:27 : 27 Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell for evermore.
  • Isa 1:16-17 : 16 Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; 17 learn to do well; seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
  • Rom 12:18 : 18 If it be possible, as much as in you lieth, be at peace with all men.
  • Rom 14:17 : 17 for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
  • Rom 14:19 : 19 So then let us follow after things which make for peace, and things whereby we may edify one another.
  • 2 Cor 13:11 : 11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfected; be comforted; be of the same mind; live in peace: and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
  • Gal 6:10 : 10 So then, as we have opportunity, let us work that which is good toward all men, and especially toward them that are of the household of the faith.
  • Prov 16:16-17 : 16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver. 17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
  • 2 Tim 2:19 : 19 Howbeit the firm foundation of God standeth, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his: and, Let every one that nameth the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.
  • Prov 3:7 : 7 Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:
  • Jas 3:17-18 : 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without variance, without hypocrisy. 18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for them that make peace.
  • 1 Pet 3:11 : 11 And let him turn away from evil, and do good; Let him seek peace, and pursue it.
  • 3 John 1:11 : 11 Beloved, imitate not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
  • Matt 5:9 : 9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of God.
  • Job 28:28 : 28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.
  • Titus 2:14 : 14 who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a people for his own possession, zealous of good works.
  • 1 Thess 4:11 : 11 and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you;
  • Acts 10:38 : 38 [ even] Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
  • Rom 12:9 : 9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
  • Prov 8:13 : 13 The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate.
  • Prov 13:14 : 14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.
  • Ps 120:7 : 7 I am [for] peace: But when I speak, they are for war.
  • Heb 13:16 : 16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 87%

    10 For, He that would love life, And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips that they speak no guile:

    11 And let him turn away from evil, and do good; Let him seek peace, and pursue it.

    12 For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplication: But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil.

  • 27 Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell for evermore.

  • 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile.

  • 14 Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be with you, as ye say.

  • Prov 4:14-15
    2 verses
    76%

    14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk not in the way of evil men.

    15 Avoid it, pass not by it; Turn from it, and pass on.

  • 27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: Remove thy foot from evil.

  • 8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: Fret not thyself, [it tendeth] only to evil-doing.

  • Ps 125:4-5
    2 verses
    74%

    4 Do good, O Jehovah, unto those that are good, And to them that are upright in their hearts.

    5 But as for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, Jehovah will lead them forth with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel.

  • 3 Draw me not away with the wicked, And with the workers of iniquity; That speak peace with their neighbors, But mischief is in their hearts.

  • Ps 34:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15 The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous, And his ears are [open] unto their cry.

    16 The face of Jehovah is against them that do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

  • 17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

  • 19 He that is stedfast in righteousness [shall attain] unto life; And he that pursueth evil [doeth it] to his own death.

  • 115 Depart from me, ye evil-doers, That I may keep the commandments of my God.

  • 16 Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;

  • 14 Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man shall see the Lord:

  • Prov 4:24-25
    2 verses
    72%

    24 Put away from thee a wayward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee.

    25 Let thine eyes look right on, And let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

  • 27 He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favor; But he that searcheth after evil, it shall come unto him.

  • 13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.

  • 21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: Thereby good shall come unto thee.

  • 33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell securely, And shall be quiet without fear of evil.

  • 6 By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.

  • Prov 3:29-30
    2 verses
    71%

    29 Devise not evil against thy neighbor, Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

    30 Strive not with a man without cause, If he have done thee no harm.

  • 7 Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:

  • 19 Fret not thyself because of evil-doers; Neither be thou envious at the wicked:

  • 15 See that none render unto any one evil for evil; but always follow after that which is good, one toward another, and toward all.

  • 21 Evil pursueth sinners; But the righteous shall be recompensed with good.

  • 18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for them that make peace.

  • 28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.

  • 19 So then let us follow after things which make for peace, and things whereby we may edify one another.

  • 22 Do they not err that devise evil? But mercy and truth [shall be to] them that devise good.

  • 11 Now therefore, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and amend your ways and your doings.

  • 12 To deliver thee from the way of evil, From the men that speak perverse things;

  • 15 Break thou the arm of the wicked; And as for the evil man, seek out his wickedness till thou find none.

  • 14 If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away, And let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents.

  • 20 That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.

  • 9 When thou goest forth in camp against thine enemies, then thou shalt keep thee from every evil thing.

  • 4 A perverse heart shall depart from me: I will know no evil thing.

  • 22 abstain from every form of evil.

  • 1 [For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David]. Deliver me, O Jehovah, from the evil man; Preserve me from the violent man:

  • 15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; Refrain thy foot from their path:

  • 20 Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil; But to the counsellors of peace is joy.

  • 20 They also that render evil for good Are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.

  • 15 Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place: