"HE MUST TURN AWAYFROM EVILAND DOGOOD;HE MUST SEEKPEACEAND PURSUEIT.
There was a manin the landof Uzwhose namewas Job;and that manwas blameless,upright,fearingGodand turningawayfrom evil.
The LORDsaidto Satan,"Have you consideredMy servantJob?For thereis noonelikehim on the earth,a blamelessand uprightmanfearingGodand turningawayfrom evil.And he stillholdsfasthis integrity,although you incitedMe against him to ruinhim withoutcause."
"And to manHe said,'Behold,the fearof the Lord,that is wisdom;And to departfrom evilis understanding.'"
Dogood,O LORD,to those whoare goodAnd to those whoare uprightin their hearts.
Departfrom eviland dogood;Seekpeaceand pursueit.
Departfrom eviland dogood,So you will abideforever.
The highwayof the uprightis to departfrom evil;He who watcheshis waypreserveshis life.
By lovingkindnessand truthiniquityis atonedfor, And by the fearof the LORDone keepsawayfrom evil.
Do not be wisein your own eyes;Fearthe LORDand turnawayfrom evil.
sothat you may be sonsof your Fatherwhois in heaven;for He causesHis sunto riseon [the] eviland [the] good,and sends rainon [the] righteousand [the] unrighteous.
"Blessedare the peacemakers,for they shall be calledsonsof God.
And do not leadus into temptation,but deliverus from evil.[For Yoursis the kingdomand the powerand the gloryforever.Amen].'
"For you alwayshavethe poorwith you, and wheneveryou wishyou candogoodto them; but you do not alwayshaveMe.
TO SHINEUPON THOSEWHO SITIN DARKNESSAND THE SHADOWOF DEATH,To guideour feetinto the wayof peace."
"But loveyour enemies,and do good,and lend,expectingnothingin return;and your rewardwill be great,and you will be sonsof the Most High;for He Himselfis kindto ungratefuland evil[men].
And Jesussaidto them, "I askyou, is it lawfulto do goodorto do harmon the Sabbath,to savea lifeorto destroyit?"
"I do not askYou to takethem out of the world,but to keepthem from the evil[one].
Ifpossible,so faras it dependson you, be at peacewith allmen.
for the kingdomof Godis not eatingand drinking,but righteousnessand peaceand joyin the HolySpirit.
So thenwe pursuethe things which make for peaceand the buildingup of one another.
Therefore,having been justifiedby faith,we havepeacewith Godthroughour LordJesusChrist,
For the goodthat I want,I do not do,but I practicethe veryevilthat I do not want.
I findthenthe principlethat evilis presentin me, the one who wantsto dogood.
For the mindseton the fleshis death,but the mind seton the Spiritis lifeand peace,
But the fruitof the Spiritis love,joy,peace,patience,kindness,goodness,faithfulness,
So then,whilewe haveopportunity,let us dogoodto all people,and especiallyto thosewho are of the householdof the faith.
Let the peaceof Christrulein your hearts,to whichindeedyou were calledin onebody;and be thankful.
[Instruct them] to do good,to be richin goodworks,to be generousand ready to share,
Pursuepeacewith all men,and the sanctificationwithoutwhichno onewill seethe Lord.
And do not neglectdoing goodand sharing,for with suchsacrificesGodis pleased.
Therefore,to one who knows[the] right thingto doand does not doit, to him it is sin.
"FOR THE EYESOF THE LORDARE TOWARDTHE RIGHTEOUS,AND HIS EARSATTEND TO THEIR PRAYER,BUT THE FACEOF THE LORDIS AGAINSTTHOSE WHO DOEVIL."
Beloved,do not imitatewhat is evil,but what is good.The one who does goodis of God;the one who does evilhas not seenGod.
But Jephthahsentmessengersagainto the kingof the sonsof Ammon,
