Do No Evil
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
All of you are of one mind,
Of one mind in unity;
Humbled while being kind,
Compassion with dignity.
Show not evil for evil,
Rather give them a blessing;
Vengeance works for the devil,
Causing the darkness to bring,
Whoever wants to love life,
Desires to see good days;
Are able to endure strife,
Knowing that their heart obeys.
Avert with speaking deceit,
Evil from your lips and tongue;
Do not ever try to cheat,
Nor let false witness be flung.
Block evil to turn away,
For seeking peace to pursue;
Straight and narrow not to stray,
To the Lord remaining true.
For His eyes sees the righteous,
As His ears will hear their prayers;
He will be serving justice,
Against anyone who dares.
Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer
About this poem
Suffering for Righteousness' Sake 1 Peter 3:8-12
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Written on September 03, 2022
Submitted by sir_ricky on September 02, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 732 |
Words | 159 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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