Psalms 37:27

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 34:14 : 14 Depart from evil, and do good; Seek peace, and pursue it.
  • Ps 102:28 : 28 The children of thy servants shall continue, And their seed shall be established before thee.
  • Prov 16:6 : 6 By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.
  • Prov 16:17 : 17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
  • 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.
  • 1 Thess 5:15 : 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.
  • 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.
  • Titus 2:11-14 : 11 For the grace of God hath appeared, bringing salvation to all men, 12 instructing us, to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously and godly in this present world; 13 looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; 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.
  • Titus 3:8 : 8 Faithful is the saying, and concerning these things I desire that thou affirm confidently, to the end that they who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men:
  • Titus 3:14 : 14 And let our [people] also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.
  • Heb 13:16 : 16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
  • Heb 13:21 : 21 make you perfect in every good thing to do his will, working in us that which is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom [be] the glory for ever and ever. Amen.
  • 1 John 2:16-17 : 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the vain glory of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
  • 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 34:13-14
    2 verses
    84%

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

    14Depart from evil, and do good; Seek peace, and pursue it.

  • 1 Pet 3:10-11
    2 verses
    80%

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

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

  • Ps 37:28-29
    2 verses
    79%

    28For Jehovah loveth justice, And forsaketh not his saints; They are preserved for ever: But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

    29The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell therein for ever.

  • Ps 37:3
    77%

    3Trust in Jehovah, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on [his] faithfulness.

  • Prov 17:13
    76%

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

  • Ps 125:4
    76%

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

  • Ps 37:7-10
    4 verses
    75%

    7Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him: Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, Because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

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

    9For evil-doers shall be cut off; But those that wait for Jehovah, they shall inherit the land.

    10For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and he shall not be.

  • Prov 4:27
    75%

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

  • Prov 10:30
    75%

    30The righteous shall never be removed; But the wicked shall not dwell in the land.

  • Prov 2:20-22
    3 verses
    74%

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

    21For the upright shall dwell in the land, And the perfect shall remain in it.

    22But the wicked shall be cut off from the land, And the treacherous shall be rooted out of it.

  • Ps 37:26
    74%

    26All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth; And his seed is blessed.

  • Ps 23:6
    74%

    6Surely goodness and lovingkindness shall follow me all the days of my life; And I shall dwell in the house of Jehovah for ever.

  • Ps 37:22
    73%

    22For such as are blessed of him shall inherit the land; And they that are cursed of him shall be cut off.

  • Jer 25:5
    73%

    5saying, Return ye now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that Jehovah hath given unto you and to your fathers, from of old and even for evermore;

  • Ps 37:34
    73%

    34Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, And he will exalt thee to inherit the land: When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

  • Amos 5:14
    73%

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

  • Ps 119:115
    73%

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

  • Prov 16:17
    73%

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

  • Job 22:18
    73%

    18Yet he filled their houses with good things: But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

  • Prov 3:29
    72%

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

  • Ps 61:7
    72%

    7He shall abide before God for ever: Oh prepare lovingkindness and truth, that they may preserve him.

  • Prov 19:23
    72%

    23The fear of Jehovah [tendeth] to life; And he [that hath it] shall abide satisfied; He shall not be visited with evil.

  • Eccl 8:3
    72%

    3Be not hasty to go out of his presence; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.

  • Ps 112:3
    72%

    3Wealth and riches are in his house; And his righteousness endureth for ever.

  • Ps 37:18
    72%

    18Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; And their inheritance shall be for ever.

  • Prov 4:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

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

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

  • Ps 121:7
    72%

    7Jehovah will keep thee from all evil; He will keep thy soul.

  • Ps 37:1
    72%

    1[[ A Psalm] of David]. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, Neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.

  • Prov 1:33
    72%

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

  • Ps 34:16
    72%

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

  • Prov 12:21
    72%

    21There shall no mischief happen to the righteous; But the wicked shall be filled with evil.

  • Prov 3:7
    72%

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

  • Prov 24:19
    71%

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

  • Ps 112:6
    71%

    6For he shall never be moved; The righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance.

  • Ps 92:7
    71%

    7When the wicked spring as the grass, And when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; It is that they shall be destroyed for ever.

  • Prov 24:15
    71%

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

  • Ps 5:4
    71%

    4For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: Evil shall not sojourn with thee.

  • Deut 19:20
    71%

    20And those that remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil in the midst of thee.

  • Ps 97:10
    71%

    10O ye that love Jehovah, hate evil: He preserveth the souls of his saints; He delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.

  • Eccl 7:18
    71%

    18It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from that withdraw not thy hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth from them all.

  • Ezek 33:19
    71%

    19And when the wicked turneth from his wickedness, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.