having your behavior seemly among the Gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

or unto governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evil-doers and for praise to them that do well.

For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a meddler in other men's matters:

not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

For, He that would love life, And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips that they speak no guile:

And let him turn away from evil, and do good; Let him seek peace, and pursue it.

For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplication: But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil.

For it is better, if the will of God should so will, that ye suffer for well-doing than for evil-doing.

wherein they think strange that ye run not with them into the same excess of riot, speaking evil of of :