Parallel Verses
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,
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.
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;
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 returning evil for evil or railing for railing, but on the contrary blessing [your enemies], because to this you are called, that you may inherit blessing. 10 For he that will love life and see good days, let him withhold his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit, 11 let him abstain from evil and do good, let him seek peace and pursue it,
Phrases
Names
Cross References
James 1:26
But if any one among you thinks he is religious, and bridles not his tongue, but deceives his mind, that man's religion is vain.
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 ask me of the good? one is the good. But if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.
Mark 8:35
For whoever wishes to save his life, shall lose it; and whoever shall lose his life for my sake, and that of the good news, shall save it.
John 1:47
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said of him, See an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile.
John 12:25
He that loves his life shall lose it, and he that hates his life in this world shall preserve it to eternal life.
James 3:1-10
BE not many of you teachers, my brothers, knowing that we shall receive a severer judgment.
1 Peter 2:1
Laying aside therefore all malice and all deceit and hypocrisies and envies and all evil speakings,
1 Peter 2:22
who committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth,
Revelation 14:5
and in their mouth was found no deceit; for they are blameless.