Psalms 34:14
Turn away from doing evil, and do what is good! Always try hard to enable people to live peacefully with each other.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
In Context
13do not say anything that is evil! Do not tell lies!
Cross References
Job 28:28And then he said to humans, ‘Listen! To have an awesome respect for me is what will enable you to become wise; and to truly understand everything, you must first turn away from doing what is evil.’”
Psalms 39:2So I was completely silent [DOU], and I did not even talk about things that were good, but it was useless, because I began to suffer even more.
Proverbs 3:7Do not be proud of being wise. Instead, revere Yahweh and turn away from doing evil.
Proverbs 8:13All the people who revere Yahweh hate evil. I, wisdom, hate people who are proud and people who think they are more important than others. I hate people who behave in an evil way and those who say things to deceive others.
Proverbs 16:16Becoming wise is better than aquiring gold; getting good understanding/insight is better than acquiring silver.
Matthew 5:9God is pleased with people who help other people to live peacefully; they will be considered to be {he will consider that they are} his children [MET].
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 →