Psalms 34:14
(34:15) Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
In Context
13(34:14) Guard thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking deceit.
15(34:16) The eyes of the Lord are directed unto the righteous, and his ears unto their cry.
Cross References
Job 28:28And he said unto man, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to eschew evil is understanding.
Psalms 39:2(39:3) I was dumb in deep silence, I was quite still, even from [speaking] good; but my pain was greatly excited;
Proverbs 3:7Be not wise in thy own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
Proverbs 8:13The fear of the Lord is to hate evil, pride and arrogance, and the evil way: and the mouth of perverseness do I hate.
Proverbs 16:16How much better is it to obtain wisdom than gold! and to obtain understanding is preferable to silver!
Matthew Henry on Psalms 34:12-22
An Exhortation to Fear God; The Privileges of the Righteous. 11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord . 12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. 14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. 15 The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. 16 The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of… Read the whole commentary →