Amos 5:14

Bible in Basic English 1965

Go after good and not evil, so that life may be yours: and so the Lord, the God of armies, will be with you, as you say.

Cross References

Genesis 39:23

And the keeper of the prison gave no attention to anything which was under his care, because the Lord was with him; and the Lord made everything he did go well.

1 Chronicles 28:20

And David said to his son Solomon, Be strong and of a good heart and do your work; have no fear and do not be troubled, for the Lord God, my God, is with you; he will not give you up, and his face will not be turned away from you, till all the work necessary for the house of the Lord is complete.

2 Chronicles 15:2

And he came face to face with Asa and said to him, Give ear to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin: the Lord is with you while you are with him; if your heart's desire is for him, he will be near you, but if you give him up, he will give you up.

Psalm 46:11

The Lord of armies is with us; the God of Jacob is our high tower. Selah.

Psalm 97:10

You who are lovers of the Lord, be haters of evil; he keeps the souls of his saints; he takes them out of the hand of sinners.

Exodus 3:12

And he said, Truly I will be with you; and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: when you have taken the children of Israel out of Egypt, you will give worship to God on this mountain.

Proverbs 11:27

He who, with all his heart, goes after what is good is searching for grace; but he who is looking for trouble will get it.

Isaiah 55:2

Why do you give your money for what is not bread, and the fruit of your work for what will not give you pleasure? Give ear to me, so that your food may be good, and you may have the best in full measure.

Isaiah 8:10

Let your designs be formed, and they will come to nothing; give your orders, and they will not be effected: for God is with us.

Amos 3:3

Is it possible for two to go walking together, if not by agreement?

Amos 5:6

Go to the Lord for help so that you may have life; for fear that he may come like fire bursting out in the family of Joseph, causing destruction, and there will be no one to put it out in Beth-el.

Micah 3:11

Its heads take rewards for judging, and the priests take payment for teaching, and the prophets get silver for reading the future: but still, supporting themselves on the Lord, they say, Is not the Lord among us? no evil will overtake us.

Micah 6:8

He has made clear to you, O man, what is good; and what is desired from you by the Lord; only doing what is right, and loving mercy, and walking without pride before your God.

Zephaniah 2:3

Make search for the Lord, all you quiet ones of the earth, who have done what is right in his eyes; make search for righteousness and a quiet heart: it may be that you will be safely covered in the day of the Lord's wrath.

Numbers 16:3

They came together against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, You take overmuch on yourselves, seeing that all the people are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them; why then have you put yourselves in authority over the people of the Lord?

Matthew 1:23

See, the virgin will be with child, and will give birth to a son, and they will give him the name Immanuel, that is, God with us.

Matthew 28:20

Teaching them to keep all the rules which I have given you: and see, I am ever with you, even to the end of the world.

Matthew 6:33

But let your first care be for his kingdom and his righteousness; and all these other things will be given to you in addition.

2 Timothy 4:22

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

Joshua 1:9

Have I not given you your orders? Take heart and be strong; have no fear and do not be troubled; for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go,