Verse 11

Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 5:9 : 9 ‹Blessed› [are] ‹the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.›
  • Ps 34:14 : 14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
  • Rom 12:18 : 18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
  • Heb 12:14 : 14 Follow peace with all [men], and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
  • Heb 13:16 : 16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
  • 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.
  • Jas 4:17 : 17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth [it] not, to him it is sin.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Gal 5:22 : 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
  • 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.
  • Col 3:15 : 15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
  • 1 Tim 6:18 : 18 That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
  • Rom 7:21 : 21 I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.
  • Rom 8:6 : 6 For to be carnally minded [is] death; but to be spiritually minded [is] life and peace.
  • Matt 5:45 : 45 ‹That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.›
  • Matt 6:13 : 13 ‹And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.›
  • John 17:15 : 15 ‹I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.›
  • Rom 5:1 : 1 ¶ Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
  • Rom 7:19 : 19 For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.
  • Job 1:1 : 1 ¶ There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name [was] Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
  • Job 2:3 : 3 And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that [there is] none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.
  • 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.
  • Mark 14:7 : 7 ‹For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.›
  • Luke 1:79 : 79 To give light to them that sit in darkness and [in] the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
  • Luke 6:9 : 9 Then said Jesus unto them, ‹I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy› [it]?
  • Luke 6:35 : 35 ‹But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and› [to] ‹the evil.›
  • Ps 37:27 : 27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
  • Ps 120:6-7 : 6 My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace. 7 I [am for] peace: but when I speak, they [are] for war.
  • Ps 125:4 : 4 ¶ Do good, O LORD, unto [those that be] good, and [to them that are] upright in their hearts.
  • Prov 3:7 : 7 ¶ Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
  • Prov 16:6 : 6 ¶ By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD [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 judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.