Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Turn from evil and do good; then you will dwell in the land forever. New Living Translation Turn from evil and do good, and you will live in the land forever. English Standard Version Turn away from evil and do good; so shall you dwell forever. Berean Standard Bible Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will abide forever. King James Bible Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore. New King James Version Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell forevermore. New American Standard Bible Turn from evil and do good, So that you will dwell forever. NASB 1995 Depart from evil and do good, So you will abide forever. NASB 1977 Depart from evil, and do good, So you will abide forever. Legacy Standard Bible Depart from evil and do good, So you will dwell forever. Amplified Bible Depart from evil and do good; And you will dwell [securely in the land] forever. Christian Standard Bible Turn away from evil, do what is good, and settle permanently. Holman Christian Standard Bible Turn away from evil and do what is good, and dwell there forever. American Standard Version Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell for evermore. Contemporary English Version If you stop sinning and start doing right, you will keep living and be secure forever. English Revised Version Depart from evil, and do good; dwell for evermore. GOD'S WORD® Translation Avoid evil, do good, and live forever. Good News Translation Turn away from evil and do good, and your descendants will always live in the land; International Standard Version Depart from evil, and do good, and you will live in the land forever. Majority Standard Bible Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will abide forever. NET Bible Turn away from evil! Do what is right! Then you will enjoy lasting security. New Heart English Bible Turn away from evil, and do good. Live securely forever. Webster's Bible Translation Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore. World English Bible Depart from evil, and do good. Live securely forever. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionTurn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell for all time. Young's Literal Translation Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell to the age. Smith's Literal Translation Depart from evil and do good, and dwell forever. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleDecline from evil and do good, and dwell for ever and ever. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Turn from evil and do good, that you may be settled forever. New Revised Standard Version Depart from evil, and do good; so you shall abide forever. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleDepart from evil, and do good; and rest for evermore. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Pass from evil and do good; rest for eternity. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell for evermore. Brenton Septuagint Translation Turn aside from evil, and do good; and dwell for ever. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Do Not Envy Those who Do Wrong…26They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing. 27Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will abide forever. 28For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.… Cross References Isaiah 1:16-17 Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil! / Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.” Proverbs 3:7 Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil. Proverbs 16:6 By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil. Isaiah 55:7 Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon. Ezekiel 18:21-23 But if the wicked man turns from all the sins he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die. / None of the transgressions he has committed will be held against him. Because of the righteousness he has practiced, he will live. / Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Lord GOD. Wouldn’t I prefer that he turn from his ways and live? Micah 6:8 He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? Amos 5:14-15 Seek good, not evil, so that you may live. And the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you have claimed. / Hate evil and love good; establish justice in the gate. Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.” Job 28:28 And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’” Proverbs 14:16 A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless. Proverbs 16:17 The highway of the upright leads away from evil; he who guards his way protects his life. Romans 12:9 Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good. 1 Peter 3:11 He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it. James 4:7-8 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. / Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 1 Thessalonians 5:22 Abstain from every form of evil. Romans 6:12-13 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires. / Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness. Treasury of Scripture Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for ever more. Depart Psalm 34:14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. Job 28:28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding. Proverbs 16:6,17 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil… do good Psalm 37:3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. 1 Thessalonians 5:15 See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men. Titus 2:8,14 Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you… Jump to Previous Abide Age Depart Dwell Evermore Evil Forever Good Live Securely Turn TurnedJump to Next Abide Age Depart Dwell Evermore Evil Forever Good Live Securely Turn TurnedPsalm 37 1. David persuades to patience and confidence in God, 12. by the different estate of the godly and the wicked Turn away from evil This phrase calls for a decisive action to reject and distance oneself from sin and wrongdoing. The Hebrew root for "turn away" is "סוּר" (sur), which implies a deliberate and conscious decision to change direction. In the context of the Old Testament, this often meant abandoning idolatry and returning to the worship of Yahweh. Historically, the Israelites were frequently admonished by prophets to turn from their evil ways and return to God. This call to repentance is a recurring theme throughout Scripture, emphasizing the importance of moral and spiritual realignment with God's will. and do good so that you will abide forever Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Turn awayס֣וּר (sūr) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 5493: To turn aside from evil מֵ֭רָע (mê·rā‘) Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil and do וַעֲשֵׂה־ (wa·‘ă·śêh-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make good, ט֗וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good so that you will abide וּשְׁכֹ֥ן (ū·šə·ḵōn) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 7931: To settle down, abide, dwell forever. לְעוֹלָֽם׃ (lə·‘ō·w·lām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always Links Psalm 37:27 NIVPsalm 37:27 NLT Psalm 37:27 ESV Psalm 37:27 NASB Psalm 37:27 KJV Psalm 37:27 BibleApps.com Psalm 37:27 Biblia Paralela Psalm 37:27 Chinese Bible Psalm 37:27 French Bible Psalm 37:27 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 37:27 Depart from evil and do good (Psalm Ps Psa.) |