Amos 5:14
Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.
KJV
Quærite bonum, et non malum, ut vivatis ; et erit Dominus Deus exercituum vobiscum, sicut dixistis.
Vulgate
ἐκζητήσατε τὸ καλὸν καὶ μὴ πονηρόν, ὅπως ζήσητε, καὶ ἔσται οὕτως μεθ’ ὑμῶν Κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὁ παντοκράτωρ· ὃν τρόπον εἴπατε
LXX
Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be with you, as ye say.
ASV
דִּרְשׁוּ ט֥וֹב וְ/אַל רָ֖ע לְמַ֣עַן תִּֽחְי֑וּ וִ/יהִי כֵ֞ן יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֵֽי צְבָא֛וֹת אִתְּ/כֶ֖ם כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲמַרְתֶּֽם
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶת
't
preposition · 883×
אַל
'l
preposition · 720×
הוּ
hv
verb · 165×
ט֣וֹב
tvb
verb · 562×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
כֵ֗ן
kn
adjective · 767×
לְמַ֣עַן
lm'n
preposition · 268×
נִי
ny
verb · 264×
צְבָא֖וֹת
tsb'vt
noun · 480×
רָ֑ע
r'
verb · 664×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Chr 28:20 — And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until
- 2Chr 20:17 — Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them:
- 2Tim 4:22 — The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.
- Amos 3:3 — Can two walk together, except they be agreed?
- Amos 5:6 — Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel.
- Amos 5:24 — But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
- Gen 39:2 — And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
- Hos 11:7 — And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.
- Isa 48:1 — Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but n
- Isa 55:2 — Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in f
- Jer 7:3 — Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.
- Josh 1:9 — Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
- Matt 1:23 — Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
- Matt 6:33 — But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
- Matt 7:12 — Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
- Mic 3:11 — The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil ca
- Mic 6:8 — He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
- Phil 1:10 — That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;
- Phil 4:8 — Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report;
- Prov 11:27 — He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
- Ps 34:12 — What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
- Ps 46:11 — The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
- Rom 2:7 — To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
- Zeph 2:3 — Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD’s anger.