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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:
New American Standard Bible
For,
“
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 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.
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
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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 not rendering evil for evil, neither rebuke for rebuke: but contrariwise, bless: remembering that ye are thereunto called, even that ye should be heirs of blessing. 10 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: 11 Let him eschew evil and do good: let him seek peace, and ensue it.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Psalm 34:12-16
What man is he that lusteth to live, and would fain see good days?
Proverbs 3:2
For they shall prolong the days and years of thy life, and bring thee peace.
Proverbs 3:18
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her, and blessed are they that keep her fast.
Proverbs 4:22
For they are life unto all those that find them, and health unto all their bodies.
Proverbs 8:35
For whoso findeth me, findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
James 1:26
If any man among you seem devout, and refrain not his tongue: but deceive his own heart, this man's devotion is in vain.
Deuteronomy 32:47
For it is not a vain word unto you: but it is your life: and through this word ye shall prolong your days in the land whither ye go over Jordan to conquer it."
Job 2:4
Satan answered the LORD, and said, "Skin for skin? Yea, a man will give all that ever he hath, for his life.
Job 7:7-8
"O remember that my life is but a wind, and that mine eye shall no more see the pleasures thereof;
Job 9:25
"My days are more swift than a runner: they are gone, and have seen no good thing.
Job 33:28
Yea, he hath delivered my soul from destruction, and my life, that it seeth the light.'
Psalm 27:13
I should utterly have fainted, but that I believe verily to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
Psalm 49:19
But when he followeth his fathers' generation, he shall never see light any more.
Psalm 106:5
that we might see the pleasure of thy chosen, and rejoice in the gladness of thy people, and give thanks with thine inheritance.
Ecclesiastes 2:3
So I thought in my heart, to withdraw my flesh from wine, to apply my mind unto wisdom, and to comprehend foolishness until the time that among all the things which are under the Sun, I might see what were best for men to do, so long as they live under heaven.
Matthew 13:16-17
But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.
Matthew 19:17
He said unto him, "Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, and that is, God: But if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments."
Mark 8:35
For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it. But whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.
John 1:47
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said of him, "Behold a right Israelite, in whom is no guile."
John 12:25
He that loveth his life shall destroy it: And he that hateth his life in this world, shall keep it unto life eternal.
James 3:1-10
My brethren, be not every man a master; Remembering how that we shall receive the more damnation.
1 Peter 2:1
Wherefore, lay aside all maliciousness, and all guile, and dissimulation, and envy, and all backbiting:
1 Peter 2:22
which did no sin, neither was there guile found in his mouth:
Revelation 14:5
and in their mouths was found no guile. For they are without spot before the throne of God.