1 Peter 3:11

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Turn away from evil and do good; search for peace—run after it!

Cross References

Job 1:1

Once there was a man called Job who lived in the land of Uz. He was a man of integrity who did what was right. He respected God and avoided evil.

Job 2:3

“Have you noticed my servant Job?” asked the Lord. “There's no one like him on earth, a man of integrity who does what is right, who respects God and avoids evil. And he has kept his integrity, even though you wanted me to harm him for no reason.”

Job 28:28

He said to humankind, ‘To reverence the Lord is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

Psalm 125:4

Lord, please do good to those who do good, those who sincerely do what is right.

Psalm 34:14

Reject what is evil, do what is good. Look for peace, and work to make it a reality.

Psalm 37:27

Reject evil, do what is good, and you will live forever in the land.

Proverbs 16:17

The highway of the good leads away from evil. If you watch where you're going you'll save your life.

Proverbs 16:6

Sin is forgiven through trustworthy love and faithfulness; by honoring the Lord people are saved from evil.

Proverbs 3:7

Don't think you're wise—respect God and avoid evil.

Matthew 5:45

so you may become children of your heavenly Father. For his sun shines on both the good and the bad; and he makes the rain fall on both those who do right and those who do wrong.

Matthew 5:9

Blessed are those who work to bring peace, for they will be called children of God.

Matthew 6:13

Please don't let us give in to temptation, and save us from the evil one.

Mark 14:7

You'll always have the poor with you, and you can help them whenever you want. But you won't always have me with you.

Luke 1:79

to shine on those who live in darkness and under the shadow of death, and to guide us along the path of peace.”

Luke 6:35

No: love your enemies, do good to them, and lend without expecting to be repaid anything. Then you will receive a great reward, and you will be children of the Most High God, for he is kind to ungrateful and wicked people.

Luke 6:9

Then Jesus turned to them and said, “Let me ask you a question. Is it legal to do good on the Sabbath, or to do bad? To save life, or to destroy it?”

John 17:15

I'm not asking you to take them out of the world, but for you to protect them from the evil one.

Romans 12:18

and as far as it's up to you, live at peace with everyone.

Romans 14:17

for God's kingdom is not about eating and drinking, but about living right, having peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Romans 14:19

So let's pursue the path of peace, and find ways to encourage each other.

Romans 5:1

Now that we have been made right by God by trusting in him, we have peace with him through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 7:19

The good I want to do, I don't do; while the evil I don't want to do, that's what I end up doing!

Romans 7:21

This is the principle I've discovered: if I want to do what's good, evil is always there too.

Romans 8:6

The sinful human mind results in death, but having the mind led by the Spirit results in life and peace.

Galatians 5:22

But the Spirit produces fruit such as love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, trust,

Galatians 6:10

So while we have time, let's do good to everyone—especially to those who belong to the family of faith.

Colossians 3:15

May the peace of Christ direct your thinking, because you were called to this by God who makes you one, and thank God for it!

1 Timothy 6:18

Tell them to do good, and to become rich in doing good things, ready to share what they have, and to be generous.

Hebrews 12:14

Do your best to live in peace with everybody, and look for holiness—if you don't have this you won't see the Lord.

Hebrews 13:16

And don't forget to do what is good, and to share with others what you have, for God is pleased when you make such sacrifices.

James 4:17

For it is a sin if you know to do what's right but don't do it.

1 Peter 3:12

For God sees those who do right, and he hears their prayers, but he opposes those who do evil.”

3 John 1:11

My friend, don't imitate what is evil, but what is good. Those who do what's good belong to God; those who do evil don't know God.

Judges 11:14

Jephthah sent messengers back to the king of the Ammonites