Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

What man has a love of life, and a desire that his days may be increased so that he may see good?

New American Standard Bible

Who is the man who desires life
And loves length of days that he may see good?

King James Version

What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?

Holman Bible

Who is the man who delights in life,
loving a long life to enjoy what is good?

International Standard Version

Who among you desires life, and wants long life in order to see good?

A Conservative Version

What man is he who desires life, and loves [many] days, that he may see good?

American Standard Version

What man is he that desireth life, And loveth many days, that he may see good?

Amplified


Who is the man who desires life
And loves many days, that he may see good?

Darby Translation

What man is he that desireth life, and loveth days, that he may see good?

Julia Smith Translation

Who the man desiring life, loving days, to see good?

King James 2000

What man is he that desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good?

Lexham Expanded Bible

Who [is] the man who desires life, who loves [many] days in order to see good?

Modern King James verseion

Who is the man that desires life, and loves days, that he may see good?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

What man is he that lusteth to live, and would fain see good days?

NET Bible

Do you want to really live? Would you love to live a long, happy life?

New Heart English Bible

Who is someone who desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good?

The Emphasized Bible

Who is the man that desireth life, Loving days, that he may see good?

Webster

What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?

World English Bible

Who is someone who desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good?

Youngs Literal Translation

Who is the man that is desiring life? Loving days to see good?

References

Context Readings

The Lord Delivers The Righteous

11 Come, children, give attention to me; I will be your teacher in the fear of the Lord. 12 What man has a love of life, and a desire that his days may be increased so that he may see good? 13 Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit.


Cross References

1 Peter 3:10-12

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:

Deuteronomy 6:2

So that living in the fear of the Lord your God, you may keep all his laws and his orders, which I give you: you and your son and your son's son, all the days of your life; and so that your life may be long.

Deuteronomy 30:20

In loving the Lord your God, hearing his voice and being true to him: for he is your life and by him will your days be long: so that you may go on living in the land which the Lord gave by an oath to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Job 7:7

O, keep in mind that my life is wind: my eye will never again see good.

Psalm 4:6

There are numbers who say, Who will do us any good? the light of his face has gone from us.

Psalm 21:4

He made request to you for life, and you gave it to him, long life for ever and ever.

Psalm 91:16

With long life will he be rewarded; and I will let him see my salvation.

Ecclesiastes 2:3

I made a search with my heart to give pleasure to my flesh with wine, still guiding my heart with wisdom, and to go after foolish things, so that I might see what was good for the sons of men to do under the heavens all the days of their life.

Ecclesiastes 3:13

And for every man to take food and drink, and have joy in all his work, is a reward from God.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

This is the last word. All has been said. Have fear of God and keep his laws; because this is right for every man.

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