Amos 5:14
Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live, and so LORD, the God of hosts, will be with you, as ye say.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
13Therefore he who is prudent shall keep silence in such a time, for it is an evil time.
Cross References
Genesis 39:23The keeper of the prison did not look to anything that was under his hand, because LORD was with him, and that which he did, LORD made it prosper.
Numbers 16:3and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, Ye take too much upon you, since all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and LORD is among them. Why then do ye lift up yourselves
1 Chronicles 28:20And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it. Fear not, nor be dismayed, for LORD God, even my God, is with thee. He will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until all the work for the service of the hou
Psalms 34:12What man is he who desires life, and loves [many] days, that he may see good?
Psalms 46:11LORD of hosts is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
Proverbs 11:27He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.
Matthew Henry on Amos 5:5-16
God's Message to Israel; The Aggravated Sins of Israel; Warnings and Exhortations; Exhortations and Encouragements. ( b. c. 790.) 4 For thus saith the Lord unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live: 5 But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought. 6 Seek the Lord , and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel. 7 Ye who… Read the whole commentary →