Psalms 34:14

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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🎯 Translation Approach

Classic King James Version text presented with Strong's numbering to link English words to their underlying Hebrew and Greek terms. Prioritizes literal/formal correspondence while enabling original-language word study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Each English term is keyed to a Strong's number, enabling direct lookup of the underlying Hebrew or Greek word.
KJV text basis: Employs the classic King James Version wording known for formal equivalence and literary style.
Study-focused layout: Optimized for research and analysis, prioritizing lexical access over uninterrupted readability.
Concordance compatibility: Strong's numbers map to widely available concordances and lexicons for deeper study.

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Strong linkage to original Hebrew/Greek via Strong's numbers
High concordance with source wording
Well-suited for in-depth word studies and exegesis
Widely recognized and referenced KJV text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language can be difficult for modern readers
Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
Less suitable for public or devotional reading compared to modern translations

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Referenced Verses

Heb 12:14 : 14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
Ps 37:27 : 27 Depart from evil, and do{H8798)} good; and dwell{H8798)} 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 judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
Rom 12:18 : 18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
Rom 14:17 : 17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
Rom 14:19 : 19 Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
2 Cor 13:11 : 11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
Gal 6:10 : 10 As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
Prov 16:16-17 : 16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding 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 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
Prov 3:7 : 7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
Jas 3:17-18 : 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. 18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
1 Pet 3:11 : 11 Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
3 John 1:11 : 11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
Matt 5:9 : 9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children 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 peculiar people, 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 own hands, as we commanded you;
Acts 10:38 : 38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost 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 dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
Prov 8:13 : 13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
Prov 13:14 : 14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to 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
3 verses
87%
10For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
11Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
12For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
Ps 37:27
84%
27Depart from evil, and do{H8798)} good; and dwell{H8798)} 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 the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.
Prov 4:14-15
2 verses
76%
14Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
15Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
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{H8798)} wrath: fret{H8691)} not thyself in any wise to do evil{H8687)}.
Ps 125:4-5
2 verses
74%
4Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.
5As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel.
Ps 28:3
73%
3Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.
Ps 34:15-16
2 verses
73%
15The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
16The face of the LORD 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%
19As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.
Ps 119:115
73%
115Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will 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 peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
Prov 4:24-25
2 verses
72%
24Put away from thee a froward 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 procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, 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 safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
Prov 16:6
71%
6By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
Prov 3:29-30
2 verses
71%
29Devise not evil against thy neighbour, 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 the LORD, and depart from evil.
Prov 24:19
71%
19Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
1 Thess 5:15
71%
15See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
Prov 13:21
71%
21Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
Jas 3:18
71%
18And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of 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%
19Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify 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 go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good.
Prov 2:12
70%
12To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
Ps 10:15
70%
15Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
Job 11:14
70%
14If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.
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 the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing.
Ps 101:4
70%
4A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.
1 Thess 5:22
70%
22Abstain from all appearance of evil.
Ps 140:1
70%
1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, 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 imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
Ps 38:20
70%
20They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries{H8799)}; because I follow{H8800)} the thing that good is.
Prov 24:15
70%
15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place: