Let him turn away from evil, and do good. Let him seek peace, and pursue it.
let him seek peace, and ensue it: The idea is a constant seeking for harmony (Matthew 5:9), a seizing upon every opportunity to possess peace. "Ensue" means the same as our word "pursue" and means "seeking eagerly after peace" (Vine, Vol. III 234). The Christian should "earnestly endeavor to acquire peace" (Thayer 153-2-1377).