Verse Comparison: 1 Thessalonians 5:22
American Standard Version
abstain from every form of evil.
Amplified® Bible
Abstain from evil [shrink from it and keep aloof from it] in whatever form {or} whatever kind it may be.
Contemporary English Version
and don't have anything to do with evil.
Darby English Version
hold aloof from every form of wickedness.
Good News Bible
and avoid every kind of evil.
International Standard Version
but keep away from every kind of evil.
King James Version
Abstain from all appearance of evil.
New American Standard Bible
abstain from every form of evil.
New International Version
Avoid every kind of evil.
New King James Version
Abstain from every form of evil.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
abstain from every form of evil.
Young's Literal Translation
from all appearance of evil abstain ye;