Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
Who is the man that desireth life, Loving days, that he may see good?
New American Standard Bible
And loves length of days that he may
King James Version
What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
Holman Bible
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?
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?
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?
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?
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 34:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Lord Delivers The Righteous
11 Come, ye children! hearken unto me, The reverence of Yahweh, will I teach you. 12 Who is the man that desireth life, Loving days, that he may see good? 13 Keep thy tongue from wickedness, And thy lips from speaking deceit:
Cross References
1 Peter 3:10-12
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;
Deuteronomy 6:2
that thou mayest revere Yahweh thy God, so as to keep all his statutes and his commandments which I am commanding thee, thou and thy son and thy sons' son, all the days of thy life, - and that thy days may be prolonged.
Deuteronomy 30:20
to love Yahweh thy God, to hearken unto his voice, and to cleave unto him, - for, he, is thy life, and thy length of days, that thou mayest abide upon the soil which Yahweh sware to thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob, to give unto them.
Job 7:7
Remember thou, that, a wind, is my life, not again shall mine eye see blessing:
Psalm 4:6
Multitudes, are saying, Who will show us prosperity? Lift thou upon us the light of thy countenance, O Yahweh.
Psalm 21:4
Life, he asked of thee, Thou hast given it him, length of days, to times age-abiding and beyond.
Psalm 91:16
With length of days, will I satisfy him, And will show him my salvation.
Ecclesiastes 2:3
I sought out with my heart, to cherish with wine, my flesh, - but, my heart, was to guide with wisdom, even in laying hold of folly, until I should see which was blessedness for the sons of men, as to that which they could do, under the heavens, during the number of the days of their life.
Ecclesiastes 3:13
Though indeed, that any man should eat and drink, and see blessedness, in all his toil, it is, the gift of God.
Ecclesiastes 12:13
The conclusion of the matter - the whole, let us hear, - Towards God, be reverent, and, his commandments, observe, for, this, concerneth all mankind.