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Psalms Chapter 34 verse 14 Holy Bible

ASV Psalms 34:14

Depart from evil, and do good; Seek peace, and pursue it.
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BBE Psalms 34:14

Be turned from evil, and do good; make a search for peace, desiring it with all your heart.
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DARBY Psalms 34:14

Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
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KJV Psalms 34:14

Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
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WBT Psalms 34:14

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
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WEB Psalms 34:14

Depart from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it.
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YLT Psalms 34:14

Turn aside from evil and do good, Seek peace and pursue it.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 14. - Depart from evil, and do good. From words the psalmist proceeds to acts, and, in the briefest possible way, says all that can be said. First, he enjoins negative goodness - "depart from evil," i.e. do nothing that is wrong; break no laws of God, no command of conscience; have a conscience void of offence, both towards God and towards man. Secondly, he requires positive goodness - "Do good;" i.e. actively perform the will of God from the heart; discharge every duty; practise every virtue; carry out the precepts of the moral law in every particular. Seek peace, and pursue it. It is not clear why this virtue - one of many - is specially enjoined; but probably some circumstances of the time made the recommendation advisable.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(14) And do good.--Negative goodness is not sufficient. Practical good must be added.