He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.
Cross References
Psalm 34:14Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
1 Peter 3:12For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil."
Treasury of Scripture
Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
eschew.
Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
Job 2:3
And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.
Job 28:28
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
do.
Psalm 125:4
Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.
Matthew 5:45
That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Mark 14:7
For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
seek.
Psalm 120:6,7
My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace…
Matthew 5:9
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Luke 1:79
To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
