1 Clement
Chapter 22
- 1 Now the faith which is in Christ confirms all these things, for he himself through his Holy Spirit calls us thus: “Come, Children, hearken to me, I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
- 2 Who is the man that desireth life, that loveth to see good days?
- 3 Make thy tongue cease from evil, and thy lips that they speak no guile.
- 4 Depart from evil, and do good.
- 5 Seek peace, and pursue it.
- 6 The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open to their petition; but the face of the Lord is against those that do evil, to destroy the memory of them from off the earth.
- 7 The righteous cried, and the Lord heard him, and delivered him out of all his afflictions.
- 8 Many are the scourges of the sinner, but mercy shall encompass those that hope on the Lord.”