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Amos 5:14 KJV (With Strong’s)

Seek goodh, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the Lord, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.

Isa. 55:2• ²Wherefore do ye weigh 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 fatness. (Isa. 55:2)

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Psa. 34:12‑16• ¹²Who [is] the man that desireth life,{HR}Loving days that he may see good?
¹³Keep thy tongue from evil{HR}And thy lips from speaking deceit.
¹⁴Depart from evil and do good;{HR}Seek peace and pursue it.
¹⁵The eyes of Jehovah [are] upon the righteous{HR}And his ears toward their cry.
¹⁶The face of Jehovah [is] against those that do evil,{HR}To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. (Psa. 34:12‑16)

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Prov. 11:27• ²⁷He that is earnest after good seeketh favour;{HR}But he that searcheth after mischief,{HR}It shall come upon him. (Prov. 11:27)

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Isa. 1:16‑17• ¹⁶Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes.
¹⁷Cease to do evil; learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. (Isa. 1:16‑17)

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Mic. 6:8• ⁸He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? (Mic. 6:8)

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Matt. 6:33• ³³But seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. (Matt. 6:33)

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Rom. 2:7‑9• ⁷to those that with patience in good work seek for glory and honour and incorruption, eternal life;
⁸but to those that are contentious and disobey the truth but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation,
⁹tribulation and anguish on every soul of man that worketh out evil, both of Jew first and of Greek; (Rom. 2:7‑9)

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Amos 3:3• ³Can two walk together, except they be agreed? (Amos 3:3)

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Gen. 39:2‑3,23• ²And Jehovah was with Joseph; and he was a prosperous man, and he was in his master the Egyptian's house.
³And his master saw that Jehovah [was] with him, and that Jehovah made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
²³The chief of the tower-house looked not to anything under his hand, because Jehovah was with him; and what he did Jehovah made to prosper. (Gen. 39:2‑3,23)

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Ex. 3:12• ¹²And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this [shall be] the token to thee that I have sent thee: when thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain. (Ex. 3:12)

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Josh. 1:9• ⁹Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. (Josh. 1:9)

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1 Chron. 28:20• ²⁰{i}And David said to Solomon his son,{/i} Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for Jehovah God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work, for the service of the house of Jehovah. (1 Chron. 28:20)

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2 Chron. 15:2• ²{i}And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin{/i}: Jehovah is with you while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you. (2 Chron. 15:2)

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Psa. 46:11• ¹¹Jehovah of hosts [is] with us;{HR}The God of Jacob [is] our refuge. Selah. (Psa. 46:11)

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Isa. 8:10• ¹⁰Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak a word, and it shall not stand; for God [is] with us [Immanuel]. (Isa. 8:10)

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Matt. 1:23• ²³{i}Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which is, being interpreted, 'God with us.'{/i} (Matt. 1:23)

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Matt. 28:20• ²⁰{i}teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have enjoined you. And behold, I am with you all the days, until the completion of the age.{/i} (Matt. 28:20)

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Phil. 4:8‑9• ⁸For the rest, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever noble, whatsoever just, whatsoever pure, whatsoever lovely, whatsoever of good report, if there [is] any virtue, and if any praise, these things consider.
⁹Those things which ye also learned, and received, and heard, and saw in me, do; and the God of peace shall be with you. (Phil. 4:8‑9)

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2 Tim. 4:22• ²²The Lord [Jesus Christ be] with thy spirit. Grace be with you. (2 Tim. 4:22)

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Num. 16:3• ³And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and Jehovah is among them. Wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of Jehovah? (Num. 16:3)

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Isa. 48:1‑2• ¹Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah; who swear by the name of Jehovah, and make mention of the God of Israel, not in truth, nor in righteousness.
²For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; Jehovah of hosts [is] his name. (Isa. 48:1‑2)

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Jer. 7:3‑4• ³Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.
⁴Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of Jehovah, The temple of Jehovah, The temple of Jehovah, are these. (Jer. 7:3‑4)

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Mic. 3:11• ¹¹{i}The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money; yet do they lean upon Jehovah, and say, Is not Jehovah in the midst of us? no evil shall come upon us.{/i} (Mic. 3:11)

• In verses 14-17 the appeal is more moral, but in conformity with the call to seek Jehovah. (“Amos 5” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, shall be with you as ye have spoken.