1 Peter 3:11

Legacy Standard Bible

“He must turn away from evil and do good; He must seek peace and pursue it.

Cross References

Job 1:1

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and that man was blameless, upright, fearing God, and turning away from evil.

Job 2:3

And Yahweh said to Satan, “Have you set your heart upon My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, fearing God and turning away from evil. And he still holds fast his integrity. So you incited Me against him to swallow him up in vain.”

Job 28:28

“So He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to turn away from evil is understanding.’ ”

Psalm 125:4

¶Do good, O Yahweh, to those who are good And to those who are upright in their hearts.

Psalm 34:14

Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it.

Psalm 37:27

¶Depart from evil and do good, So you will dwell forever.

Proverbs 16:17

The highway of the upright is to turn away from evil; He who guards his way keeps his soul.

Proverbs 16:6

By lovingkindness and truth iniquity is atoned for, And by the fear of Yahweh one turns away from evil.

Proverbs 3:7

Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear Yahweh and turn away from evil.

Matthew 5:45

so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

Matthew 5:9

¶Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

Matthew 6:13

‘And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. [For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.’]

Mark 14:7

For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish you can do good to them; but you do not always have Me.

Luke 1:79

To shine upon those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, To direct our feet into the way of peace.”

Luke 6:35

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He Himself is kind to the ungrateful and evil.

Luke 6:9

And Jesus said to them, “I ask you, is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath, to save a life or to destroy it?”

John 17:15

I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the evil one.

Romans 12:18

if possible, so far as it depends on you, being at peace with all men,

Romans 14:17

for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Romans 14:19

So then let us pursue the things which make for peace and the building up of one another.

Romans 5:1

Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Romans 7:19

For the good that I want, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want.

Romans 7:21

I find then the principle that in me evil is present—in me who wants to do good.

Romans 8:6

For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace,

Galatians 5:22

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Galatians 6:10

So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.

Colossians 3:15

And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body, and be thankful.

1 Timothy 6:18

Command them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share,

Hebrews 12:14

Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord,

Hebrews 13:16

And do not neglect doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

James 4:17

Therefore, to one who knows to do the right thing and does not do it, to him it is sin.

1 Peter 3:12

“For the eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous, And His ears attend to their prayer, But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

3 John 1:11

Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.

Judges 11:14

But Jephthah sent messengers again to the king of the sons of Ammon,