1 Peter 3:11

Called To Inherit A Blessing

¹⁰ For he that wants to love life and to see good days, let him restrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking guile. ¹¹ Let him turn aside from evil and do good. Let him seek peace and pursue it. ¹² For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears open to their prayers. But the Lord's face is against those who 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 sons of God.

Romans 7:21

I find then a law: when I will to do the right, evil is present with me.

Romans 12:18

If it is possible, as far as is in you, being in peace with all men.

Hebrews 12:14

Follow peace with all, 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 who feared God and turned aside from evil.

Job 2:3

And Jehovah said unto Satan, Have you set your heart on My servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one who fears God and turns away from evil? And still he is keeping hold of his integrity, although you moved Me against him to destroy him without cause.

Job 28:28

And to 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 live forevermore.

Psalm 120:6-7

My soul has long dwelt with a hater of peace.

Psalm 125:4

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

Proverbs 3:7

Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear Jehovah and depart from evil.

Proverbs 16:6

By mercy and truth, iniquity is purged, and by the fear of Jehovah men turn away from evil.

Proverbs 16:17

The way of the upright is to turn away from evil; he who keeps his way guards his way.

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

so that you may become sons of your Father 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 the 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 desire you may do them good. But you do not have Me always.

Luke 1:79

to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

Luke 6:9

Then Jesus said to them, I will ask you one thing: Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, 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 sons of the Highest. For He is kind to the unthankful and to the evil.

John 17:15

I do not pray for You to take them out of the world, but for You to 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 I do not do the good that I desire; but the evil which I do not will, 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 eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Romans 14:19

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

Galatians 5:22

But the fruit of the Spirit is: love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

Galatians 6:10

So then as we have time, let us work good toward all, especially toward those of the household of faith.

Colossians 3:15

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which you also 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 share, to be generous,

Hebrews 13:16

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

James 3:17-18

But the wisdom that is from above is first truly pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.

James 4:17

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

3 John 1:11

Beloved, do not imitate the bad, but the good. He who does good is from God, but he who does evil has not seen God.