comparing this passage with Ps 33[34] (esp. vv. 5–15), Jobes observes that ethical behavior consistent with the new birth involves growing up and putting off evil, deceit, hypocrisies, jealousies, and backbiting. This is an exhortation consistent with Ps 33[34], in which those who expect the Lord’s deliverance must pursue peace, turn from evil, and stop speaking deceitfully (cf. Ps 33[34]:13–15).85 Holy living requires that the believers shun the vices of their pre-converted status (cf. 1 Pet 1:14;