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1 Peter 3:11

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Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.

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Matthew 5:9Rank 1 from verse 11
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⁹Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Hebrews 12:14Rank 2 from verse 11
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¹⁴Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
Psalms 34:14Rank 3 from verse 11
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¹⁴Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
Colossians 3:15Rank 4 from verse 11
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¹⁵And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
Romans 14:19Rank 5 from verse 11
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¹⁹Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
James 4:17Rank 6 from verse 11
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¹⁷Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
Romans 14:17Rank 7 from verse 11
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¹⁷For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
3 John 1:11Rank 8 from verse 11
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¹¹Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
Romans 12:18Rank 9 from verse 11
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¹⁸If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
1 Timothy 6:18Rank 10 from verse 11
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¹⁸That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
Galatians 5:22Rank 11 from verse 11
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²²But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Galatians 6:10Rank 12 from verse 11
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¹⁰As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
Hebrews 13:16Rank 13 from verse 11
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¹⁶But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
James 3:17–18Rank 14 from verse 11
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¹⁷But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
¹⁸And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
Romans 8:6Rank 15 from verse 11
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⁶For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
John 17:15Rank 16 from verse 11
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¹⁵I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
Matthew 5:45Rank 17 from verse 11
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⁴⁵That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Matthew 6:13Rank 18 from verse 11
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¹³And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Psalms 37:27Rank 19 from verse 11
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²⁷Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
Romans 5:1Rank 20 from verse 11
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¹THEREFORE being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
Romans 7:21Rank 21 from verse 11
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²¹I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.
Isaiah 1:16–17Rank 22 from verse 11
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¹⁶¶ Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
¹⁷Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
Job 1:1Rank 23 from verse 11
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¹THERE was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
Job 2:3Rank 24 from verse 11
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³And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.
Job 28:28Rank 25 from verse 11
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²⁸And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
Luke 1:79Rank 26 from verse 11
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⁷⁹To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Luke 6:35Rank 27 from verse 11
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³⁵But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
Luke 6:9Rank 28 from verse 11
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⁹Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?
Mark 14:7Rank 29 from verse 11
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⁷For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
Proverbs 16:17Rank 30 from verse 11
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¹⁷The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
Proverbs 16:6Rank 31 from verse 11
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⁶By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.
Proverbs 3:7Rank 32 from verse 11
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⁷¶ Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
Psalms 120:6–7Rank 33 from verse 11
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⁶My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.
⁷I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.
Psalms 125:4Rank 34 from verse 11
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⁴Do good, O Lord, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.
Romans 7:19Rank 35 from verse 11
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¹⁹For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.

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1 Peter 3:11

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let

Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

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eschew

To avoid, shun, refuse, or turn away from.

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evil

Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

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good

Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

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peace

Freedom from war, strife, disturbance, or inward trouble; quietness, reconciliation, safety, or well-being.

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ensue

To follow after, pursue, seek to obtain, or continue after the thing set before one.

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¹⁰For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

¹¹Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.

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¹²For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.