1 Peter 3:11

Called To Inherit A Blessing

¹⁰ 'He who would enjoy life And see happy days-- let him keep his tongue from evil And his lips from deceitful words, ¹¹ Let him turn from evil and do good, Let him seek for peace and follow after it; ¹² For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And his ears are attentive to their prayers, But the face of the Lord is set against those who do wrong.'

Abstain from

Depart from Evil

Do Good

Seek Peace

Turn Aside

What is Good

With God

Matthew 5:9

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

Romans 7:21

This, then, is the law that I find-When I want to do right, wrong presents itself!

Romans 12:18

If it is possible, as far as rests with you, live peaceably with every one.

Hebrews 12:14

Try earnestly to live at peace with every one, and to attain to that purity without which no one will see the Lord.

Matthew 5:45

That you may become Sons of your Father who is in Heaven; for he causes his sun to rise upon bad and good alike, and sends rain upon the righteous and upon the unrighteous.

Matthew 6:13

And take us not into temptation, but deliver us from Evil.'

Mark 14:7

You always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish you can do good to them; but you will not always have me.

Luke 1:79

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

Luke 6:9

And Jesus said to them: "I ask you, is it allowable to do good on the Sabbath--or harm? to save a life, or let it perish?"

Luke 6:35

But love your enemies, and show them kindness, and lend to them, never despairing. Then your reward shall be great, and you shall be Sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the thankless and the bad.

John 17:15

I do not ask thee to take them out of the world, but to keep them from Evil.

Romans 5:1

Therefore, having been pronounced righteous as the result of faith, let us enjoy peace with God through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

Romans 7:19

I fail to do the good thing that I want to do, but the bad thing that I want not to do-that I habitually do.

Romans 8:6

To be earthly-minded means Death, to be spiritually minded means Life and Peace;

Romans 14:17

For the Kingdom of God does not consist of eating and drinking, but of righteousness and peace and gladness through the presence of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 14:19

Therefore our efforts should be directed towards all that makes for peace and the mutual building up of character.

Galatians 5:22

But the fruit produced by the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindliness, generosity, trustfulness, gentleness, self-control.

Galatians 6:10

Therefore, I say, as the opportunity occurs, let us treat every one with kindness, and especially members of the Household of the Faith.

Colossians 3:15

Let the Peace that the Christ gives decide all doubts within your hearts; for you also were called to the enjoyment of peace as members of one Body. And show yourselves thankful.

1 Timothy 6:18

Urge upon them to show kindness, to exhibit a wealth of good actions, to be open-handed and generous,

Hebrews 13:16

Never forget to do kindly acts and to share what you have with others, for such sacrifices are acceptable to God.

James 3:17-18

But the wisdom from above is, before every thing else, pure; then peace-loving, gentle, open to conviction, rich in compassion and good deeds, and free from partiality and insincerity.

James 4:17

He, then, who knows what is right but fails to do it--that is sin in him.

3 John 1:11

Dear friend, take what is good for your example, not what is bad. The man who does what is good is from God; the man who does what is bad has never seen God.