Psalms 34:14

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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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 {G3303} pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without variance, {G2532} 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: {G1161} 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 {G2398} 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)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

1 Pet 3:10-12
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87%
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.
12For 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.
Ps 37:27
84%
27Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell for evermore.
Ps 34:13
81%
13Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile.
Amos 5:14
78%
14Seek 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%
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.
Prov 4:27
75%
27Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: Remove thy foot from evil.
Ps 37:8
75%
8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: Fret not thyself, [it tendeth] only to evil-doing.
Ps 125:4-5
2 verses
74%
4Do good, O Jehovah, unto those that are good, And to them that are upright in their hearts.
5But as for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, Jehovah will lead them forth with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel.
Ps 28:3
73%
3Draw 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%
15The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous, And his ears are [open] unto their cry.
16The face of Jehovah is against them that do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
Prov 16:17
73%
17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
Prov 11:19
73%
19He that is stedfast in righteousness [shall attain] unto life; And he that pursueth evil [doeth it] to his own death.
Ps 119:115
73%
115Depart from me, ye evil-doers, That I may keep the commandments of my God.
Isa 1:16
72%
16Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
Heb 12:14
72%
14Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man shall see the Lord:
Prov 4:24-25
2 verses
72%
24Put away from thee a wayward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee.
25Let thine eyes look right on, And let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
Prov 11:27
72%
27He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favor; But he that searcheth after evil, it shall come unto him.
Prov 17:13
72%
13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.
Job 22:21
72%
21Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: Thereby good shall come unto thee.
Prov 1:33
72%
33But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell securely, And shall be quiet without fear of evil.
Prov 16:6
71%
6By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.
Prov 3:29-30
2 verses
71%
29Devise not evil against thy neighbor, Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
30Strive not with a man without cause, If he have done thee no harm.
Prov 3:7
71%
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:
1 Thess 5:15
71%
15See that none render unto any one evil for evil; but always follow after that which is good, one toward another, and toward {G3956} all.
Prov 13:21
71%
21Evil pursueth sinners; But the righteous shall be recompensed with good.
Jas 3:18
71%
18And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for them that make peace.
Job 28:28
70%
28And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.
Rom 14:19
70%
19So then let us follow after things which make for peace, and things whereby we may edify one another.
Prov 14:22
70%
22Do they not err that devise evil? But mercy and truth [shall be to] them that devise good.
Jer 18:11
70%
11Now 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.
Prov 2:12
70%
12To deliver thee from the way of evil, From the men that speak perverse things;
Ps 10:15
70%
15Break thou the arm of the wicked; And as for the evil man, seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
Job 11:14
70%
14If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away, And let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents.
Prov 2:20
70%
20That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.
Deut 23:9
70%
9When thou goest forth in camp against thine enemies, then thou shalt keep thee from every evil thing.
Ps 101:4
70%
4A perverse heart shall depart from me: I will know no evil thing.
1 Thess 5:22
70%
22abstain from every form of evil.
Ps 140:1
70%
1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Jehovah, from the evil man; Preserve me from the violent man:
Prov 1:15
70%
15My son, walk not thou in the way with them; Refrain thy foot from their path:
Prov 12:20
70%
20Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil; But to the counsellors of peace is joy.
Ps 38:20
70%
20They also that render evil for good Are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.
Prov 24:15
70%
15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place: