1 Peter 3:11

Called To Inherit A Blessing

¹⁰ For he wishing to love life, and to see good days, let him cause his tongue to cease from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit: ¹¹ Let him bend away from evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and follow it. ¹² For the eyes of the Lord upon the just, and his ears to their prayer: and the face of the Lord against them doing 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 good; seek peace and pursue it

Matthew 5:9

Happy they making peace: for they shall be called sons of God.

Romans 7:21

I find therefore a law to me, wishing to do good, that evil lies near me.

Romans 12:18

If possible of you, living peaceably with all men.

Hebrews 12:14

Follow peace with all, and consecration, without which none shall see the Lord:

Job 1:1

A man as in the land of Uz, Job his name; and that man was blameless and upright, and fearing God, and departing from evil.

Job 2:3

And Jehovah will say to the adversary, Didst thou set thy heart to my servant Job, that none like him in the earth, a man blameless and upright, fearing God and departing from evil? And yet he holding fast upon his integrity, and thou wilt stimulate me to destroy him without cause.

Job 28:28

And he will say to man, Behold, the fear of Jehovah, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

Psalm 37:27

Depart from evil and do good, and dwell forever.

Psalm 120:6-7

My soul dwelt much upon it with Him hating peace.

Psalm 125:4

Do good, O Jehovah, to the good and to the upright in their hearts.

Proverbs 3:7

Thou shalt not be wise in thine eyes: fear Jehovah and depart from evil.

Proverbs 16:6

By mercy and truth iniquity shall be expiated: and in the fear of Jehovah a departing from evil.

Proverbs 16:17

The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: to watch his ways the guarding of his soul.

Isaiah 1:16-17

Wash ye, cleanse yourselves: turn away evil from your doings from before mine eyes; leave off the evil;

Matthew 5:45

So that ye might be sons of your Father, which in the heavens: for he makes his sun rise upon evil and good, and rains on the just and unjust.

Matthew 6:13

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

Mark 14:7

For always have ye the poor with you, and when ye wish ye can do them good: and me ye have not always.

Luke 1:79

To shine forth to those in darkness and sitting in the shadow of death, to direct our feet in the way of peace.

Luke 6:9

Then said Jesus to them, I will ask you; What is lawful in the sabbath; to do good, or to do evil? to save the life, or destroy

Luke 6:35

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing back; and your reward shall be much, and ye shall be sons of the Highest; for he is kind to the graceless and evil.

John 17:15

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

Romans 5:1

Justified therefore of faith we have peace with God by our Lord Jesus Christ:

Romans 7:19

For not what good I would, do I; but the evil I would not, this I do.

Romans 8:6

For the thought of the flesh, death; and the thought of the Spirit, life and peace.

Romans 14:17

For the kingdom of God is not food and drink; but justice, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Romans 14:19

So therefore, let us pursue the things of peace, and the things for the building up for one another.

Galatians 5:22

And the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

Galatians 6:10

Wherefore then as we have time, let us work good to all, and chiefly to them of the household of faith.

Colossians 3:15

And let the peace of God act as umpire in your hearts, to which also, ye were called in one body: and be grateful.

1 Timothy 6:18

To do good, to be rich in good works, to be liberal, qualified for participation;

Hebrews 13:16

And the doing good and mutual participation forget not; for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

James 3:17-18

And the wisdom from above is truly first pure, then peaceful, decorous, docile, full of mercy and good fruits, not separated, and unfeigned.

James 4:17

Therefore to him knowing to do good, and not doing, to him it is sin.

3 John 1:11

Dearly beloved, imitate not evil, but good. He doing good is of God: and he doing evil has not seen God.