Psalms 34:14 · KJV
“Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.”
— Psalms 34:14
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
The eyes of the LORD {are} upon the righteous, and his ears {are open} unto their cry.
Psalms 34 — Context
What man {is he that} desireth life, {and} loveth {many} days, that he may see good?
13Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
14Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
15The eyes of the LORD {are} upon the righteous, and his ears {are open} unto their cry.
16The face of the LORD {is} against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
Cross References
Psalms 37:27
Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
1 Peter 3:11
Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
Hebrews 12:14
Follow peace with all {men}, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
3 John 1:11
Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
Romans 12:9
{Let} love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
Romans 12:18
If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
James 3:17-18
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, {and} easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. {partiality: or, wrangling}
Proverbs 3:7
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.