Verse Comparison: Amos 5:14
American Standard Version
Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be with you, as ye say.
Amplified® Bible
Seek (inquire for and require) good and not evil that you may live, and so the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you, as you have said.
Contemporary English Version
If you really want to live, you must stop doing wrong and start doing right. I, the LORD God All-Powerful, will then be on your side, just as you claim I am.
Darby English Version
Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye say.
Good News Bible
Make it your aim to do what is right, not what is evil, so that you may live. Then the LORD God Almighty really will be with you, as you claim he is.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
Seek good and not evil, that you may live; And thus may the LORD God of hosts be with you, Just as you have said!
New International Version
Seek good, not evil,
that you may live.
Then the LORD God Almighty will be with you,
just as you say he is.
New King James Version
Seek good and not evil,
That you may live;
So the LORD God of hosts will be with you,
As you have spoken.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Seek good and not evil, that you may live; And thus may the LORD God of hosts remain with you, Just as you have said!
Revised Standard Version
Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so the LORD, the God of hosts, will be with you, as you have said.
Young's Literal Translation
Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live, And it is so; Jehovah, God of Hosts, `is' with you, as ye said.