Psalms 37:27
Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
In Context
26He is all the time beneficent, and lendeth: and his seed will be for a blessing.
Cross References
Psalms 34:14(34:15) Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
Psalms 102:28(102:29) The children of thy servants will dwell [securely], and their seed will be firmly established before thee.
Proverbs 16:17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he preserveth his soul that watcheth his way.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 37:22-34
Exhortations and Promises. 21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous showeth mercy, and giveth. 22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off. 23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord : and he delighteth in his way. 24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. 25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. 26… Read the whole commentary →