| Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. | Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it. |
| But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. | But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. |
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| Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. | Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. |
| My times are in your hands; deliver me from the hands of my enemies, from those who pursue me. | My times are in Your hand; Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, And from those who persecute me. |
| For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech. They must turn from evil and do good; they must seek peace and pursue it.” | For “He who would love life And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips from speaking deceit. Let him turn away from evil and do good; Let him seek peace and pursue it.” |
| Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor. | He who follows righteousness and mercy Finds life, righteousness, and honor. |
| Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. | Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord. |
| Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. | Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the fatherless, Plead for the widow. |
| Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else. | See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all. |
| Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. | Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever. |
| Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out. | He who walks with integrity walks securely, But he who perverts his ways will become known. |
| “If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath and from doing as you please on my holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight and the Lord’s holy day honorable, and if you honor it by not going your own way and not doing as you please or speaking idle words, then you will find your joy in the Lord, and I will cause you to ride in triumph on the heights of the land and to feast on the inheritance of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the Lord has spoken. | If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, From doing your pleasure on My holy day, And call the Sabbath a delight, The holy day of the Lord honorable, And shall honor Him, not doing your own ways, Nor finding your own pleasure, Nor speaking your own words, Then you shall delight yourself in the Lord; And I will cause you to ride on the high hills of the earth, And feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father. The mouth of the Lord has spoken. |
