Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
For he that wants to love life and to see good days, let him restrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking guile.
New American Standard Bible
For,
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Must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.
King James Version
For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
Holman Bible
and to see good days
must keep his tongue from evil
and his lips from speaking deceit,
International Standard Version
"For the person who wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.
A Conservative Version
For he who wants to love life, and see good days, let him restrain his tongue from evil, and his lips not to speak deceit.
American Standard Version
For, He that would love life, And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips that they speak no guile:
Amplified
For,
Must keep his tongue free from evil and his lips from speaking guile (treachery, deceit).
An Understandable Version
For [Psalm 39:12 says], "The person who loves [his] life and wants to have happy days, should avoid saying anything bad or deceptive.
Anderson New Testament
For he that will love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking guile:
Bible in Basic English
For it is said, Let the man who has a love of life, desiring to see good days, keep his tongue from evil and his lips from words of deceit:
Common New Testament
For, "He who would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.
Daniel Mace New Testament
" He that desires to live in prosperity, must restrain his tongue from detraction, and his lips from uttering falsehood:
Darby Translation
For he that will love life and see good days, let him cause his tongue to cease from evil and his lips that they speak no guile.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
"For he who is desirous to enjoy life, and to see good days, let him restrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.
Godbey New Testament
For let the one wishing to love life, and to see good days, cease his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking guile:
Goodspeed New Testament
For "Let him who would enjoy life And see happy days, Keep his tongue from evil, And his lips from uttering deceit.
John Wesley New Testament
For he that loveth life and desireth to see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips, that they speak no guile:
Julia Smith Translation
For he wishing to love life, and to see good days, let him cause his tongue to cease from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit:
King James 2000
For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
Lexham Expanded Bible
For "The one who wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and [his] lips must not speak deceit.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If any man long after life, and loveth to see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips, that they speak not guile:
Moffatt New Testament
he who would love Life and enjoy good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking guile:
Montgomery New Testament
He who would love life and enjoy happy days, Let him keep his tongue from evil, And his lips from speaking guile;
NET Bible
For the one who wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from uttering deceit.
New Heart English Bible
For, "He who would love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.
Noyes New Testament
"For he that would love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking guile;
Sawyer New Testament
For he that will love life and see good days, let him withhold his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit,
The Emphasized Bible
For, he that desireth to love, life, and to see good days, Let him cause his tongue to cease from mischief, and lips, that they speak not deceit;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
"For he that would love life, and see good days, let him restrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking guile.
Twentieth Century New Testament
'He who would enjoy life And see happy days-- let him keep his tongue from evil And his lips from deceitful words,
Webster
For he that will love life, and see good days, let him restrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
Weymouth New Testament
For "He who wishes to be well-satisfied with life and see happy days-- let him restrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from deceitful words;
Williams New Testament
For "Whoever wants to enjoy life and see delightful days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.
World English Bible
For, "He who would love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.
Worrell New Testament
For, "He who wishes to love life, and to see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking guile;
Worsley New Testament
"For he that would desire life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile;
Youngs Literal Translation
for 'he who is willing to love life, and to see good days, let him guard his tongue from evil, and his lips -- not to speak guile;
Themes
Evil » Speech evil speaking » Warnings against
Evil » Speaking » Warnings against
Evil » Speech evil speaking » The tongue to be restrained
Peace » Necessary to the enjoyment of life
Slander » Saints » Should keep their tongue from
Slander » Saints should keep their tongues from
Social duties » Of home-keeping » Of restraining the tongue
Interlinear
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
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Devotionals
Devotionals about 1 Peter 3:10
Devotionals containing 1 Peter 3:10
References
Hastings
Word Count of 38 Translations in 1 Peter 3:10
Prayers for 1 Peter 3:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Called To Inherit A Blessing
9 Never give back evil for evil, or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, giving blessing, knowing that you are called to this so that you might inherit blessing. 10 For he that wants to love life and to see good days, let him restrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking guile. 11 Let him turn aside from evil and do good. Let him seek peace and pursue it.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Psalm 34:12-16
Who is the man that desires life, and loves days, that he may see good?
Proverbs 3:2
for they shall add length of days, and long life, and peace to you.
Proverbs 3:18
She is a tree of life to those who lay hold upon her; and happy is everyone who keeps her.
Proverbs 4:22
For they are life to those who find them, and health to all his flesh.
Proverbs 8:35
For whoever finds me finds life, and shall obtain favor from Jehovah.
James 1:26
If anyone thinks to be religious among you, yet does not bridle his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this one's religion is vain.
Deuteronomy 32:47
For it is not a vain thing for you, because it is your life. And by this Word you shall prolong your days in the land where you go over Jordan, there to possess it.
Job 2:4
And Satan answered Jehovah and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man has he will give for his life.
Job 7:7-8
Remember that my life is a breath; my eye shall no more see good.
Job 9:25
Now my days are swifter than a runner; they flee away, they see no good.
Job 33:28
He has redeemed my soul from passing over into the Pit, and my life shall see the light.
Psalm 27:13
I would have fainted unless I had believed to see the goodness of Jehovah in the land of the living.
Psalm 49:19
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
Psalm 106:5
that I may see the good of Your chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of Your nation, to glory with Your inheritance.
Ecclesiastes 2:3
I sought in my heart to drag my flesh with wine, yet leading my heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, until I might see where the good for the sons of men might be, what they should do under the heavens all the days of their life.
Matthew 13:16-17
But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.
Matthew 19:17
And He said to him, Why do you call Me good? There is none good but one, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.
Mark 8:35
For whoever will save his life shall lose it; but whoever shall lose his life for My sake and the gospel's, he shall save it.
John 1:47
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him and said of him, Behold an Israelite indeed in whom is no guile!
John 12:25
He who loves his life shall lose it. And he who hates his life in this world shall keep it to life eternal.
James 3:1-10
My brothers, do not be many teachers, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
1 Peter 2:1
Therefore laying aside all malice and all guile and hypocrisies and envyings, and all evil speakings,
1 Peter 2:22
He who did no sin, nor was guile found in His mouth,
Revelation 14:5
And in their mouth was found no guile, for they were without blemish before the throne of God.