Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Who is the man that is desiring life? Loving days to 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?
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?
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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 to me, The fear of Jehovah I do teach you. 12 Who is the man that is desiring life? Loving days to see good? 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking deceit.
Cross References
1 Peter 3:10-12
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;
Deuteronomy 6:2
so that thou dost fear Jehovah thy God, to keep all His statutes and His commands, which I am commanding thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all days of thy life, and so that thy days are prolonged.
Deuteronomy 30:20
to love Jehovah thy God, to hearken to His voice, and to cleave to Him (for He is thy life, and the length of thy days), to dwell on the ground which Jehovah hath sworn to thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them.'
Job 7:7
Remember Thou that my life is a breath, Mine eye turneth not back to see good.
Psalm 4:6
Many are saying, 'Who doth show us good?' Lift on us the light of Thy face, O Jehovah,
Psalm 21:4
Life he hath asked from Thee, Thou hast given to him -- length of days, Age-during -- and for ever.
Psalm 91:16
With length of days I satisfy him, And I cause him to look on My salvation!
Ecclesiastes 2:3
I have sought in my heart to draw out with wine my appetite, (and my heart leading in wisdom), and to take hold on folly till that I see where is this -- the good to the sons of man of that which they do under the heavens, the number of the days of their lives.
Ecclesiastes 3:13
yea, even every man who eateth and hath drunk and seen good by all his labour, it is a gift of God.
Ecclesiastes 12:13
The end of the whole matter let us hear: -- 'Fear God, and keep His commands, for this is the whole of man.