Amos 5:14
Seeke good and not euil, that ye may liue: and the Lord God of hostes shalbe with you, as you haue spoken.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
13Therefore the prudent shall keepe silence in that time, for it is an euill time.
Cross References
Genesis 39:23And the keeper of the prison looked vnto nothing that was vnder his hande, seeing that the Lord was with him: for whatsoeuer he did, the Lord made it to prosper.
Numbers 16:3Who gathered themselues together against Moses, and against Aaron, and sayde vnto them, Ye take too much vpon you, seeing all the Congregation is holie, euery one of them, and the Lord is among them: wherfore then lift ye your selues aboue the Congregation of the Lord?
1 Chronicles 28:20And Dauid said to Salomon his sonne, Be strong, and of a valiant courage and doe it: feare not, nor be afraide: for the Lord God, euen my God is with thee: he will not leaue thee nor forsake thee till thou hast finished all the worke for the seruice of the house of the Lord.
Psalms 34:12What man is he, that desireth life, and loueth long dayes for to see good?
Psalms 46:11The Lord of hostes is with vs: the God of Iaakob is our refuge. Selah.
Proverbs 11:27He that seeketh good things, getteth fauour: but he that seeketh euill, it shall come to him.
Matthew Henry on Amos 5:5-16
God's Message to Israel; The Aggravated Sins of Israel; Warnings and Exhortations; Exhortations and Encouragements. ( b. c. 790.) 4 For thus saith the Lord unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live: 5 But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought. 6 Seek the Lord , and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel. 7 Ye who… Read the whole commentary →