1 Peter 3:11

Called To Inherit A Blessing

¹⁰ For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: ¹¹ Let him turn away from evil, and do good; let him 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 them that do evil.

Abstain from

Depart from Evil

Do Good

Seek Peace

Turn Aside

What is Good

With God

Psalm 34:14

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

Matthew 5:9

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Romans 7:21

I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.

Romans 12:18

If it be possible, as much as lies in you, live peaceably with all men.

Hebrews 12:14

Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

Job 1:1

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one that feared God, and turned away from evil.

Job 2:3

And the LORD said unto Satan, Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one that fears God, and turns away from evil? and still he holds fast his integrity, although you moved me against him, to destroy him without cause.

Job 28:28

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

Psalm 37:27

Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell forevermore.

Psalm 120:6-7

My soul has long dwelt with him that hates peace.

Psalm 125:4

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

Proverbs 3:7

Be not wise in your 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 depart from evil: he that keeps his way preserves his soul.

Isaiah 1:16-17

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

Matthew 5:45

That you may be the children of your Father who is in heaven: 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 yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

Mark 14:7

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

Luke 1:79

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

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

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward shall be great, and you shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

John 17:15

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

Romans 5:1

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

Romans 7:19

For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.

Romans 8:6

For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is 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 things with which one may edify another.

Galatians 5:22

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

Galatians 6:10

As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

Colossians 3:15

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you are called in one body; and be thankful.

1 Timothy 6:18

That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to share;

Hebrews 13:16

But to do good and to share forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

James 3:17-18

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

James 4:17

Therefore to him that knows to do good, and does it not, to him it is sin.

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.