Amos 5:14

14 Do what is good and run from evil

so that you may live!

Then the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies will be your helper,

just as you have claimed.

Amos 5:14 — The New International Version (NIV)

14 Seek good, not evil,

that you may live.

Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you,

just as you say he is.

Amos 5:14 — English Standard Version (ESV)

14 Seek good, and not evil,

that you may live;

and so the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you,

as you have said.

Amos 5:14 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Amos 5:14 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

14 Seek good and not evil,

That you may live;

So the Lord God of hosts will be with you,

As you have spoken.

Amos 5:14 — New Century Version (NCV)

14 Try to do good, not evil,

so that you will live,

and the Lord God All-Powerful will be with you

just as you say he is.

Amos 5:14 — American Standard Version (ASV)

14 Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be with you, as ye say.

Amos 5:14 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

14 Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye say.

Amos 5:14 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

14 Search for good instead of evil so that you may live.

Then the Lord God of Armies will be with you, as you have said.

Amos 5:14 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

14 Seek good and not evil

so that you may live,

and the Lord, the God of Hosts,

will be with you,

as you have claimed.

Amos 5:14 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

14 Seek good and not evil,

that you may live;

and so the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you,

just as you have said.

Amos 5:14 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

14 Seek good and not bad in order that you may live, and so Yahweh, the God of hosts, will be with you, as you have said.

Amos 5:14 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

14 Look to what is good, not to what is evil.

Then you will live.

And the Lord God who rules over all

will be with you,

just as you say he is.

Amos 5:14 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

14 Seek good and not evil, that you may live;

And thus may the Lord God of hosts be with you,

Just as you have said!

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