1 Peter 3:11
And let him avoid evil, and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
In Context
Cross References
Job 1:1There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and this man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God and abstained from evil.
Job 28:28And unto man he said, Lo, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
Psalms 37:27Depart from evil, and do good, and dwell for evermore;
Psalms 125:4Do good, O Jehovah, unto the good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.
Proverbs 16:6By loving-kindness and truth iniquity is atoned for; and by the fear of Jehovah [men] depart from evil.
Isaiah 1:16Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil,
Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 3:9-16
Duties towards Friends and Enemies. ( a. d. 66.) 8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: 9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing. 10 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: 11 Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it. 12… Read the whole commentary →