Amos 5:14 - Revised Standard Version CI

¹⁴ Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you, as you have said.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ Seek (inquire for and require) good and not evil that you may live, and so the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you, as you have said.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁴ Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be with you, as ye say.

Common English Bible

¹⁴ Seek good and not evil, that you may live; and so the LORD, the God of heavenly forces, will be with you just as you have said.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ Seek good and not evil, so that you may live. And the Lord God of hosts will be with you, just as you have asked.

Amos 5:14 Cross References

Genesis 39:23

the keeper of the prison paid no heed to anything that was in Joseph's care, because the Lord was with him; and whatever he did, the Lord made it prosper.

1 Chronicles 28:20

Then David said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and of good courage, and do it. Fear not, be not dismayed; for the Lord God, even my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you, until all the work for the service of the house of the Lord is finished.

2 Chronicles 15:2

and he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The Lord is with you, while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.

Psalm 46:11

The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah

Psalm 97:10

The Lord loves those who hate evil; he preserves the lives of his saints; he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

Exodus 3:12

He said, “But I will be with you; and this shall be the sign for you, that I have sent you: when you have brought forth the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God upon this mountain.”

Proverbs 11:27

He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but evil comes to him who searches for it.

Isaiah 55:2

Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Hearken diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in fatness.

Isaiah 8:10

Take counsel together, but it will come to naught; speak a word, but it will not stand, for God is with us.

Amos 3:3

“Do two walk together, unless they have made an appointment?

Amos 5:6

Seek the Lord and live, lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, with none to quench it for Bethel,

Micah 3:11

Its heads give judgment for a bribe, its priests teach for hire, its prophets divine for money; yet they lean upon the Lord and say, “Is not the Lord in the midst of us? No evil shall come upon us.”

Micah 6:8

He has showed you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?

Zephaniah 2:3

Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, who do his commands; seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you may be hidden on the day of the wrath of the Lord.

Numbers 16:3

and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, “You have gone too far! For all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them; why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the Lord?”

Matthew 1:23

“Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanu-el” (which means, God with us).

Matthew 28:20

teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age.”

Matthew 6:33

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well.

2 Timothy 4:22

The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you.

Joshua 1:9

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; be not frightened, neither be dismayed; for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”