1 Peter 3:11

Called To Inherit A Blessing

¹⁰ For the one who wants to love life
and to see good days
must keep his tongue from evil
and his lips from speaking deceit,
¹¹ and he must turn away from evil
and do what is good.
He must seek peace and pursue it,
¹² because the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous
and His ears are open to their request.
But the face of the Lord is against
those who do what is evil.

Abstain from

Depart from Evil

Do Good

Seek Peace

Turn Aside

What is Good

With God

Psalm 34:14

Turn away from evil and do what is good;
seek peace and pursue it.

Matthew 5:9

The peacemakers are blessed,
for they will be called sons of God.

Romans 7:21

So I discover this principle: When I want to do what is good, evil is with me.

Romans 12:18

If possible, on your part, live at peace with everyone.

Hebrews 12:14

Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness—without it no one will see the Lord.

Job 1:1

There was a man in the country of Uz named Job. He was a man of perfect integrity, who feared God and turned away from evil.

Job 2:3

Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? No one else on earth is like him, a man of perfect integrity, who fears God and turns away from evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him, to destroy him without just cause.”

Job 28:28

He said to mankind,
“The fear of the Lord is this: wisdom.
And to turn from evil is understanding.”

Psalm 37:27

Turn away from evil and do what is good,
and dwell there forever.

Psalm 120:6-7

I have lived too long
with those who hate peace.

Psalm 125:4

Do what is good, Lord, to the good,
to those whose hearts are upright.

Proverbs 3:7

Don’t consider yourself to be wise;
fear the Lord and turn away from evil.

Proverbs 16:6

Wickedness is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness,
and one turns from evil by the fear of the Lord.

Proverbs 16:17

The highway of the upright avoids evil;
the one who guards his way protects his life.

Isaiah 1:16-17

“Wash yourselves. Cleanse yourselves.
Remove your evil deeds from My sight.
Stop doing evil.

Matthew 5:45

so that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. For He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

Matthew 6:13

And do not bring us into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
[For Yours is the kingdom and the power
and the glory forever. Amen.]

Mark 14:7

You always have the poor with you, and you can do what is good for them whenever you want, but you do not always have Me.

Luke 1:79

to shine on those who live in darkness
and the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace.

Luke 6:9

Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do what is good or to do what is evil, to save life or to destroy it?”

Luke 6:35

But love your enemies, do what is good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is gracious to the ungrateful and evil.

John 17:15

I am not praying
that You take them out of the world
but that You protect them from the evil one.

Romans 5:1

Therefore, since we have been declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 7:19

For I do not do the good that I want to do, but I practice the evil that I do not want to do.

Romans 8:6

For the mind-set of the flesh is death, but the mind-set of the Spirit is life and peace.

Romans 14:17

for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Romans 14:19

So then, we must pursue what promotes peace and what builds up one another.

Galatians 5:22

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

Galatians 6:10

Therefore, as we have opportunity, we must work for the good of all, especially for those who belong to the household of faith.

Colossians 3:15

And let the peace of the Messiah, to which you were also called in one body, control your hearts. Be thankful.

1 Timothy 6:18

Instruct them to do what is good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, willing to share,

Hebrews 13:16

Don’t neglect to do what is good and to share, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.

James 3:17-18

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without favoritism and hypocrisy.

James 4:17

So it is a sin for the person who knows to do what is good and doesn’t do it.

3 John 1:11

Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.