(95) Search for truth.

Many seek and try to understand evil,
Love and preach good to them.

References:

  • Seek good and not evil, that you may live; Then truly will the LORD, the God of hosts, be with you as you claim! (Amos 5:14)

  • The commandments, «You shall not commit adultery; you shall not kill; you shall not steal; you shall not covet,» and whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this saying, (namely) «You shall love your neighbor as yourself.» Love does no evil to the neighbor; hence, love is the fulfillment of the law. (Rom 13:9-10)

  • who gave himself for us to deliver us from all lawlessness and to cleanse for himself a people as his own, eager to do what is good. (Titus 2:14)

  • Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does what is good is of God; whoever does what is evil has never seen God. (3 John 1:11)

  • Let love be sincere; hate what is evil, hold on to what is good; (Rom 12, 9)

  • For while your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, I want you to be wise as to what is good, and simple as to what is evil; (Rom 16:19)

  • Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness. (Ps 37:3)

  • Hate evil, you who love the Lord, who preserves the souls of His godly ones; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked. (Ps 97:10)

  • He who seeks the good commands favor, but he who pursues evil will have evil befall him. (Prov 11:27)

  • If a man returns evil for good, from his house evil will not depart. (Prov 17:13)

  • Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil, who change darkness into light, and light into darkness, (Is 5:20)

  • Thank God! Give him the praise and the glory. Before all the living, acknowledge the many good things he has done for you, by blessing and extolling his name in song. Before all men, honor and proclaim God’s deeds, and do not be slack in praising him. A king’s secret it is prudent to keep, but the works of God are to be declared and made known. Praise them with due honor. Do good, and evil will not find its way to you. (Tob 12:6-7)

  • He did what was good, upright and faithful before the LORD, his God. (2 Chr 31:20)

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