11 translations · Hebrew
Psalm 34:14
Depart from evil, and do good. seek peace, and pursue it.
Psalm 34:14 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Depart from evil, and do good. seek peace, and pursue it.
- KJV King James Version
- Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Depart from evil, and do good; Seek peace, and pursue it.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Turn aside from evil and do good, || Seek peace and pursue it.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Reject what is evil, do what is good. Look for peace, and work to make it a reality.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- Turn aside from evil and do good, Seek peace and pursue it.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Depart from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899 · Psalm 33:15 in this edition
- Turn away from evil and do good: seek after peace and pursue it.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ס֣וּר | sūr | Turn away | H5493 סוּר to turn aside: remove |
| מֵ֭רָע | mê·rā‘ | from evil | H7451 רַע bad: harmful |
| וַעֲשֵׂה־ | wa·‘ă·śêh- | and do | H6213 עָשָׂה to make: do |
| ט֑וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | good | H2896 טוֹב pleasant |
| בַּקֵּ֖שׁ | baq·qêš | seek | H1245 בָּקַשׁ to seek |
| שָׁל֣וֹם | šā·lō·wm | peace | H7965 שָׁלוֹם peace |
| וְרָדְפֵֽהוּ׃ | wə·rā·ḏə·p̄ê·hū | and pursue it | H7291 רָדַף to pursue |
Related verses
- Psalm 37:27
Depart from evil, and do good. Live securely forever.
- 1 Peter 3:11
Let him turn away from evil, and do good. Let him seek peace, and pursue it.
- Hebrews 12:14
Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,
- 3 John 1:11
Beloved, don’t imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He who does good is of God. He who does evil hasn’t seen God.
- Romans 12:9
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.
- Romans 12:18
If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men.
- James 3:17–18
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
- Proverbs 3:7
Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.
- Romans 14:19
So then, let us follow after things which make for peace, and things by which we may build one another up.
- 2 Corinthians 13:11
Finally, brothers, rejoice. Be perfected, be comforted, be of the same mind, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
12 Who is someone who desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good?
13 Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.
14 Depart from evil, and do good. seek peace, and pursue it.
15 Yahweh’s eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry.
16 Yahweh’s face is against those who do evil, to cut off their memory from the earth.
Read all of Psalm 34 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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