Psalm 34:14

The Lord Delivers The Righteous

¹³ Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from deceitful speech.
¹⁴ Turn away from evil and do what is good;
seek peace and pursue it. ¹⁵ The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and His ears are open to their cry for help.

Depart from Evil

Do Good

Seek Peace

Turn Aside

What is Good

With All Your Heart

Psalm 37:27

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

Hebrews 12:14

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

Isaiah 1:16-17

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

Job 28:28

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

Romans 12:18

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

Psalm 120:7

I am for peace; but when I speak,
they are for war.

Proverbs 3:7

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

Proverbs 8:13

To fear the Lord is to hate evil.
I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct,
and perverse speech.

Proverbs 13:14

A wise man’s instruction is a fountain of life,
turning people away from the snares of death.

Proverbs 16:16-17

Get wisdom—
how much better it is than gold!
And get understanding—
it is preferable to silver.

Matthew 5:9

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

Acts 10:38

how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good and healing all who were under the tyranny of the Devil, because God was with Him.

Romans 12:9

Love must be without hypocrisy. Detest evil; cling to what is good.

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.

2 Corinthians 13:11

Finally, brothers, rejoice. Become mature, be encouraged, be of the same mind, be at peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

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.

1 Thessalonians 4:11

to seek to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you,

2 Timothy 2:19

Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, having this inscription:

The Lord knows those who are His, and
Everyone who names the name of the Lord
must turn away from unrighteousness.

Titus 2:14

He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to cleanse for Himself a people for His own possession, eager to do good works.

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.

1 Peter 3:11

and he must turn away from evil
and do what is good.
He must seek peace and pursue 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.