1 Peter 3:8-12

The Voice

⁸Finally, all of you, be like-minded and show sympathy, love, compassion, and humility to and for each other— ⁹not paying back evil with evil or insult with insult, but repaying the bad with a blessing. It was this you were called to do, so that you might inherit a blessing. ¹⁰It is written in the psalms,

If you love life
    and want to live a good, long time,
Then be careful what you say.
    Don’t tell lies or spread gossip or talk about improper things.
¹¹Walk away from the evil things in the world—just leave them behind, and do what is right,
    and always seek peace and pursue it.
¹²For the Lord watches over the righteous,
    and His ears are attuned to their prayers.
But His face is set against His enemies;
    He will punish evildoers.^[a]