Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
New American Standard Bible
Seek peace and
King James Version
Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
Holman Bible
seek peace and pursue it.
International Standard Version
Avoid evil and do good! Seek peace and pursue it!
A Conservative Version
Depart from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it.
American Standard Version
Depart from evil, and do good; Seek peace, and pursue it.
Amplified
Turn away from evil and do good;
Seek peace and pursue it.
Bible in Basic English
Be turned from evil, and do good; make a search for peace, desiring it with all your heart.
Julia Smith Translation
Turn away from evil, and do good; seek peace and pursue it
King James 2000
Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Turn from evil and do good. Seek peace and pursue it.
Modern King James verseion
Depart from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Eschew evil, and do good; seek peace, and ensue it.
NET Bible
Turn away from evil and do what is right! Strive for peace and promote it!
New Heart English Bible
Depart from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it.
The Emphasized Bible
Depart from wickedness and do good, Aim at well-being, and pursue it.
Webster
Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
World English Bible
Depart from evil, and do good. seek peace, and pursue it.
Youngs Literal Translation
Turn aside from evil and do good, Seek peace and pursue it.
Topics
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 34:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Lord Delivers The Righteous
13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile; 14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. 15 The eyes of Jehovah are upon the righteous, and his ears are toward their cry;
Cross References
Psalm 37:27
Depart from evil, and do good, and dwell for evermore;
Hebrews 12:14
Pursue peace with all, and holiness, without which no one shall see the Lord:
Isaiah 1:16-17
Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil,
Job 28:28
And unto man he said, Lo, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
Romans 12:18
if possible, as far as depends on you, living in peace with all men;
Psalm 120:7
I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.
Proverbs 3:7
Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:
Proverbs 8:13
The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth do I hate.
Proverbs 13:14
The teaching of the wise man is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.
Proverbs 16:16-17
How much better is it to get wisdom than fine gold, and the getting of intelligence to be preferred to silver!
Matthew 5:9
Blessed the peace-makers, for they shall be called sons of God.
Acts 10:38
Jesus who was of Nazareth: how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power; who went through all quarters doing good, and healing all that were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.
Romans 12:9
Let love be unfeigned; abhorring evil; cleaving to good:
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 which tend to peace, and things whereby one shall build up another.
2 Corinthians 13:11
For the rest, brethren, rejoice; be perfected; be encouraged; be of one mind; be at peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
Galatians 6:10
So then, as we have occasion, let us do good towards all, and specially towards those of the household of faith.
1 Thessalonians 4:11
and to seek earnestly to be quiet and mind your own affairs, and work with your own hands, even as we charged you,
2 Timothy 2:19
Yet the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, The Lord knows those that are his; and, Let every one who names the name of the Lord withdraw from iniquity.
Titus 2:14
who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all lawlessness, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous for good works.
Hebrews 13:16
But of doing good and communicating of your substance be not forgetful, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
James 3:17-18
But the wisdom from above first is pure, then peaceful, gentle, yielding, full of mercy and good fruits, unquestioning, unfeigned.
1 Peter 3:11
And let him avoid evil, and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it;
3 John 1:11
Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He that does good is of God. He that does evil has not seen God.