1 Peter 3:11

Called To Inherit A Blessing

¹⁰ For he that desires to love life and see the good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil and his lips that they speak no guile; ¹¹ “He must turn away from evil and do good;
He must seek peace and pursue it.
¹² For 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 those that do evil.

Abstain from

Depart from Evil

Do Good

Seek Peace

Turn Aside

What is Good

With God

Psalm 34:14

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

Matthew 5:9

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of God.

Romans 7:21

So that, desiring to do good, I find this law: evil is natural unto me.

Romans 12:18

If it can be done, as much as is possible on your part, live in peace with all men.

Hebrews 12:14

Follow peace with everyone and holiness, without which no one shall see the Lord:

Job 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 departed from evil.

Job 2:3

And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my slave Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that fears God and has departed from evil and that he still retains his perfection, although thou didst incite me against him to destroy him without cause.

Job 28:28

And unto man he said, Behold, that the fear of the Lord, is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

Psalm 37:27

Samech Depart from evil, and do good, and thou shalt live for evermore.

Psalm 120:6-7

My soul has long dwelt with those that hate peace.

Psalm 125:4

Do good, O LORD, unto those that are good and to those that are upright in their hearts.

Proverbs 3:7

Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear the LORD and depart from evil.

Proverbs 16:6

By mercy and truth iniquity is purged, and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.

Proverbs 16:17

The highway of the upright is to separate himself from evil; he that keeps his way preserves his soul.

Isaiah 1:16-17

Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil;

Matthew 5:45

that ye may be sons of your Father who is in the heavens, for he makes his sun to rise on the evil and on the good and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

Matthew 6:13

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

Mark 14:7

For ye have the poor with you always, and whenever ye will, ye may do them good; but me ye have not always.

Luke 1:79

to give light to those that dwell in darkness and in the shadow of death, to direct our feet into the way of peace.

Luke 6:9

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 a person or to destroy them?

Luke 6:35

But rather love ye your enemies and do good and lend, hoping for nothing again, and your reward shall be great; and ye shall be the sons of the Most High, for he is kind even unto the unthankful and to the evil.

John 17:15

I do not pray that thou should take them out of the world, but that thou should keep them from the evil.

Romans 5:1

Justified therefore by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus, the Christ,

Romans 7:19

For I do not do the good that I desire; but the evil which I do not desire, that I do.

Romans 8:6

For the prudence of the flesh is death, but the prudence of the Spirit, life and peace,

Romans 14:17

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

Romans 14:19

Let us, therefore, follow after the things which make for peace and the edification of each one to the others.

Galatians 5:22

But the fruit of the Spirit is this: Charity, joy, peace, tolerance, gentleness, goodness, faith,

Galatians 6:10

Therefore as long as we have the opportunity, let us do good unto everyone, especially unto those who are of the household of faith.

Colossians 3:15

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, into which likewise ye are called into one body, and be ye thankful.

1 Timothy 6:18

but charge them to do good, that they be rich in good works, liberal to distribute, willing to communicate,

Hebrews 13:16

Do not forget to do good and to fellowship; for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

James 3:17-18

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, modest, benevolent, full of mercy and of good fruits, not judgmental, unfeigned.

James 4:17

Therefore sin is still in the one that knows to do good and does not do it.

3 John 1:11

Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that does good is of God, but he that does evil has not seen God.