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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Seek good, and not evil,.... Seek not unto, or after, evil persons and evil things; not the company and conversation of…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Seek good and not evil - that is, and “seek not evil.” Amos again takes up his warning, “seek not Bethel; seek the…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Seek good, and not evil - Is there a greater mystery in the world, than that a mall, instead of seeking good, will seek…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Amos 5:4-15
This is a message from God to the house of Israel, in which,
I. They are told of their faults, that they might see what…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Amos 5:14-15
Amos reiterates more earnestly the exhortation of Amo 5:5; Amo 5:5: if Israel will but amend its ways, perchance even…
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