1 Peter 3:9-11

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

⁹Do not repay evil for evil or abuse for abuse; but, on the contrary, repay with a blessing. It is for this that you were called—that you might inherit a blessing. ¹⁰For

“Those who desire life
    and desire to see good days,
let them keep their tongues from evil
    and their lips from speaking deceit;
¹¹let them turn away from evil and do good;
    let them seek peace and pursue it.

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