1 Peter 3:11

Called To Inherit A Blessing

¹⁰ For "Whoever wants to enjoy life and see delightful days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit. ¹¹ He must turn, too, away from evil and do right; He must seek peace and follow it, ¹² Because the eyes of the Lord are on upright men, and His ears listen to their pleading cries, but His face is against them that 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 will be called God's sons.

Romans 7:21

So I find this law: When I want to do right, the wrong is always in my way.

Romans 12:18

If possible, so far as it depends on you, live in peace with everybody.

Hebrews 12:14

Continue to live in peace with everybody and strive for that consecration without which no one can see the Lord.

Matthew 5:45

to prove that you are sons of your Father in heaven, for He makes His sun rise on bad as well as good people, and makes the rain come down on doers of right and of wrong alike.

Matthew 6:13

And do not let us be subjected to temptation, but save us from the evil one.

Mark 14:7

For you always have the poor among you, and whenever you please you can do them good, but you will not always have me.

Luke 1:79

to shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace."

Luke 6:9

Then Jesus said to them, "Is it right on the Sabbath to do people good, or to do them evil, to save life or to take it?"

Luke 6:35

But you must practice loving your enemies, doing good to them, and lending to them, despairing of nothing; so that your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

John 17:15

I am not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the evil in it.

Romans 5:1

Since we have been given right standing with God through faith, then let us continue enjoying peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Romans 7:19

Indeed, I do not do the good things that I want to do, but I do practice the evil things that I do not want to do.

Romans 8:6

For to be thinking the things suggested by the lower nature means death, but to be thinking the things suggested by the Spirit means life and peace.

Romans 14:17

For the kingdom of God does not consist in what we eat and drink, but in doing right, in peace and joy through the Holy Spirit;

Romans 14:19

So let us keep on pursuing the things that make for peace and our mutual upbuilding.

Galatians 5:22

But the product of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Galatians 6:10

So then whenever we have an opportunity, let us practice doing good to everybody, but especially to the members of the family of faith.

Colossians 3:15

Let the peace that Christ can give keep on acting as umpire in your hearts, for you were called to this state as members of one body. And practice being thankful.

1 Timothy 6:18

charge them to continue doing good and being rich in good deeds, open-handed and generous hearted,

Hebrews 13:16

And stop neglecting to do good and to be generous, for God is highly pleased with just such sacrifices as these.

James 3:17-18

The wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of compassion and good deeds, free from doubts and insincerity.

James 4:17

So when a man knows what is right but does not do it, he is guilty of sin.

3 John 1:11

Dearly beloved, do not follow bad examples but good ones. Whoever practices doing right is God's child; whoever practices doing wrong has never seen God.