let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it.
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.
And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.
Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God.
So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share,
So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.
So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand.
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
Turn away from evil and do good; so shall you dwell forever.
For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing.
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 is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.
And Jesus said to them, “I ask you, is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to destroy it?”
to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want, you can do good for them. But you will not always have me.
Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes; cease to do evil, learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause.
The highway of the upright turns aside from evil; whoever guards his way preserves his life.
By steadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the Lord one turns away from evil.
Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in their hearts!
Too long have I had my dwelling among those who hate peace. I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war!
And he said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
And the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil? He still holds fast his integrity, although you incited me against him to destroy him without reason.”
There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.
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