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Depart from evil, and do good; Seek peace, and pursue it.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Depart from evil - From all evil; from vice and crime in every form.

And do good - Do good to all people, and in all the relat…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And do good. —Negative goodness is not sufficient. Practical good must be added.

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

If it runs away from you, run after it. Never run into or after a quarrel…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Turn away from evil, and do good. Here the Psalmist commands the children of God to abstain from all evil and to devote themselves to the …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Depart from evil
This denotes that evil is near to men; it keeps close to them, and should be declined and shunned: …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Let young people set out in life by learning the fear of the Lord, if they desire true comfort here and eternal happiness hereafter. Those will be …

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. The title is a psalm of David, when he changed his countenance before Abimelech, who dismi ed him, and he went his way.

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