19 Bible Verses about Pursuing

The enemy said, 'I will follow and overtake them, and will divide the spoil: I will satisfy my lust upon them: I will draw my sword, and mine hand shall destroy them.'

And I will set my face against you and ye shall fall before your enemies, and they that hate you shall reign over you, and ye shall flee when no man followeth you.

Then Ahithophel said unto Absalom, "Let me choose out, I pray thee, twelve thousand men. And I will up and follow after David by night.

Eschew evil, and do good; seek peace, and ensue it.

Therefore, as truly as I live, sayeth the LORD God, I will prepare thee unto blood. Yea, blood shall follow upon thee: seeing thou layest wait for blood, therefore shall blood persecute thee.

The way of the ungodly is an abomination unto the LORD; but whoso followeth righteousness, him he loveth.

Labour for love, and covet spiritual gifts: and most chiefly for to prophesy.

But thou, which art the man of God, flee such things. Follow righteousness, godliness, love, patience, and meekness.

Lusts of youth avoid, and follow righteousness, faith, love, and peace, with them that call on the Lord with pure heart.

Like as righteousness bringeth life; even so to cleave unto evil, bringeth death.

In the way of righteousness there is life; as for any other way, it is the path unto death.

Let him eschew evil and do good: let him seek peace, and ensue it.

Yea, and the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace, of them that maintain peace.

Let us follow those things which make for peace: and things wherewith one may edify another.

For when Saul was gone with his men to seek, it was told David. And therefore he went unto a rock and dwelt in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he followed after David into the wilderness of Maon.

If any man long after life, and loveth to see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips, that they speak not guile: Let him eschew evil and do good: let him seek peace, and ensue it.