1 Peter 3:11

Let him decline from evil, and do good: let him seek after peace and pursue it:

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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

In Context

10For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile.

12Because the eyes of the Lord are upon the just, and his ears unto their prayers: but the countenance of the Lord upon them that do evil things.

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Cross References

Job 1:1There was a man in the land of Hus, whose name was Job, and that man was simple and upright, and fearing God, and avoiding evil.

Job 28:28And he said to man: Behold the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom: and to depart from evil, is understanding.

Psalms 37:27Decline from evil and do good, and dwell for ever and ever.

Psalms 125:4perhaps the waters had swallowed us up.

Proverbs 16:6By mercy and truth iniquity is redeemed: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.

Isaiah 1:16Wash yourselves, be clean, take away the evil of your devices from my eyes: cease to do perversely,

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 →

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