Psalms 34:14

Myles Coverdale Bible

Let him eschue euell, and do good: Let him seke peace & ensue it.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Turn away from evil and do what is good;seek peace and pursue it.

Hebrew Names Version
Depart from evil, and do good. Seek shalom, and pursue it.

King James Version
Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

English Standard Version
Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

New Century Version
Stop doing evil and do good. Look for peace and work for it.

New English Translation
Turn away from evil and do what is right! Strive for peace and promote it!

Amplified Bible
Turn away from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it.

New American Standard Bible
Turn from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it.

World English Bible
Depart from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Eschewe euill and doe good: seeke peace and followe after it.

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

Berean Standard Bible
Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

Contemporary English Version
Do good instead of evil and try to live at peace.

Complete Jewish Bible
[If you do,] keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceiving talk;

Darby Translation
Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

Easy-to-Read Version
Stop doing anything evil, and do good. Look for peace, and do all you can to help people live peacefully.

George Lamsa Translation
Depart from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

Good News Translation
Turn away from evil and do good; strive for peace with all your heart.

Lexham English Bible
Turn from evil and do good. Seek peace and pursue it.

Literal Translation
depart from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

American Standard Version
Depart from evil, and do good; Seek peace, and pursue it.

Bible in Basic English
Be turned from evil, and do good; make a search for peace, desiring it with all your heart.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

King James Version (1611)
Depart from euill, and doe good: seeke peace and pursue it.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Eschewe euill & do good: seeke peace and ensue it.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Turn away from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

English Revised Version
Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Turne thou awei fro yuel, and do good; seke thou pees, and perfitli sue thou it.

Update Bible Version
Depart from evil, and do good; Seek peace, and pursue it.

Webster's Bible Translation
Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

New King James Version
Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it.

New Living Translation
Turn away from evil and do good. Search for peace, and work to maintain it.

New Life Bible
Turn away from what is sinful. Do what is good. Look for peace and follow it.

New Revised Standard
Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Depart from wickedness and do good, Aim at well-being, and pursue it.

Douay-Rheims Bible
(33-15) Turn away from evil and do good: seek after peace and pursue it.

Revised Standard Version
Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

Young's Literal Translation
Turn aside from evil and do good, Seek peace and pursue it.

THE MESSAGE
Turn your back on sin; do something good. Embrace peace—don't let it get away!

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it.

Contextual Overview

¹¹ Come hither (o ye children) herken vnto me, I wil teach you the feare of the LORDE. ¹² Who so listeth to lyue, & wolde fayne se good dayes. ¹³ Let him refrayne his tonge from euell, and his lippes that they speake no gyle. ¹⁴ Let him eschue euell, and do good: Let him seke peace & ensue it. ¹⁵ For the eyes of the LORDE are ouer the rightuous, and his eares are open vnto their prayers. ¹⁶ But the face of the LORDE beholdeth them that do euel, to destroye the remembraunce of them out of the earth. ¹⁷ When the rightuous crie, the LORDE heareth them, and delyuereth the out of all their troubles. ¹⁸ The LORDE is nye vnto them yt are contrite in hert, & wil helpe soch as be of an huble sprete. ¹⁹ Greate are ye troubles of the rightuous, but the LORDE delyuereth them out of all. ²⁰ He kepeth all their bones, so yt not one of them is broken.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Depart: Psalms 37:27, Job 28:28, Proverbs 3:7, Proverbs 8:13, Proverbs 13:14, Proverbs 16:16, Proverbs 16:17, Isaiah 1:16, Isaiah 1:17, Romans 12:9, 2 Timothy 2:19, 1 Peter 3:11

do: Acts 10:38, Galatians 6:10, Titus 2:14, Hebrews 13:16, 3 John 1:11

seek: Psalms 120:7, Matthew 5:9, Romans 12:18, Romans 14:17, 2 Corinthians 13:11, 1 Thessalonians 4:11, Hebrews 12:14, James 3:17, James 3:18

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 29:8 - that I may not Job 1:8 - escheweth Psalms 97:10 - hate Proverbs 13:19 - depart Isaiah 56:2 - keepeth his Ezekiel 18:31 - Cast Amos 5:15 - Hate Mark 9:50 - have peace Romans 14:19 - follow 1 Timothy 6:11 - and

Cross-References

Genesis 17:11
and ye shall circumcyde the foreskynne of yor flesh. This same shalbe a token of the couenaunt betwene me and you.

Genesis 17:14
And yf there shalbe any manchilde vncircumcided in the foreskinne of his flesh, his soule shalbe roted out from his people, because he hath broken my couenaunt.

Genesis 34:1
Dina ye doughter of Lea, which she bare vnto Iacob, wente out to beholde the doughters of the londe.

Genesis 34:2
Whan Sichem the sonne of Hemor the Heuite (which was lorde of the lode) sawe her, he toke her, and laye with her, and forced her,

Genesis 34:9
make frendshipe with vs, geue vs youre doughters, and take ye oure doughters,

1 Samuel 14:6
And Ionathas sayde vnto his wapen bearer: Come, let vs go ouer to ye watch of these vncircumcised, peraduenture the LORDE shall worke with vs, For it is no harde matter for the LORDE to helpe by many or by fewe.

1 Samuel 17:26
Then sayde Dauid vnto the men that stode by him: What shalbe done to the man, that smyteth this Philistyne, and turneth this shame awaye from Israel? For what is he this Philistyne this vncircucysed, that defyeth the hoost of ye lyuynge God?

1 Samuel 17:36
So thy seruaunt smote both the Lyon and ye Bere. Therfore shall this Philistyne this vncircumcysed be euen as one of them: for he hath defyed the hoost of the lyuynge God.

2 Samuel 1:20
Tell it not at Gath: speake not of it in ye stretes at Ascalon: lest the doughters of ye Philistynes reioyse, lest the doughters of ye vncircumcysed tryumphe.

2 Samuel 15:7
After fortye yeares sayde Absalom vnto the kynge: I wil go and perfourme my vowe at Hebron, which I made vnto the LORDE.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Depart from evil,.... This denotes that evil is near to men; it keeps close to them, and should be declined and shunned: and it regards all sorts of evil; evil men, and their evil company; evil things, evil words and works, and all appearance of evil; and the fear of the Lord shows itself in an hatred of it, and a departure from it, Proverbs 8:13;

and do good; not only acts of beneficence to all in necessitous circumstances, but every good work; whatever the word of God directs, or suggests should be done; and which should be done from right principles of faith and love, and to right ends, the glory of God, and the good of his interest; and Christ should be looked and applied unto for grace and strength to perform; all which are evidences of the true fear of God;

seek peace, and pursue it; in the world, and with all men, as much as possibly can be; in neighbourhoods, cities, and states, and in the churches of Christ, and with the saints, as well as with God through Christ; and which in every sense is to be pursued after with eagerness, and to be endeavoured for with diligence; see Romans 12:18.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Depart from evil - From all evil; from vice and crime in every form.

And do good - Do good to all people, and in all the relations of life.

Seek peace - Strive to live in peace with all the world. Compare the notes at Romans 12:18.

And pursue it - Follow after it. Make it an object of desire, and put forth constant efforts to live in peace with all human beings. There can be no doubt that this is appropriate advice to one who wishes to lengthen out his days. We have only to remember how many are cut down by indulging in a quarrelsome, litigious, and contentious spirit - by seeking revenge - by quarrels, duels, wars, and strife - to see the wisdom of this counsel.