Psalms 34:12
What man is he that desireth life, And loveth [many] days, that he may see good?
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- 1 Pet 3:10-12 : 10 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: 11 And let him turn away from evil, and do good; Let him seek peace, and pursue it. 12 For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplication: But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil.
- Deut 6:2 : 2 that thou mightest fear Jehovah thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.
- Deut 30:20 : 20 to love Jehovah thy God, to obey his voice, and to cleave unto him; for he is thy life, and the length of thy days; that thou mayest dwell in the land which Jehovah sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
- Job 7:7 : 7 Oh remember that my life is a breath: Mine eye shall no more see good.
- Ps 4:6 : 6 Many there are that say, Who will show us [any] good? Jehovah, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
- Ps 21:4 : 4 He asked life of thee, thou gavest it him, Even length of days for ever and ever.
- Ps 91:16 : 16 With long life will I satisfy him, And show him my salvation.
- Eccl 2:3 : 3 I searched in my heart how to cheer my flesh with wine, my heart yet guiding [me] with wisdom, and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what it was good for the sons of men that they should do under heaven all the days of their life.
- Eccl 3:13 : 13 And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.
- Eccl 12:13 : 13 [This is] the end of the matter; all hath been heard: fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole [duty] of man.
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- 1 Pet 3:10-112 verses79%
10 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:
11 And let him turn away from evil, and do good; Let him seek peace, and pursue it.
- Ps 34:13-142 verses75%
13 Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile.
14 Depart from evil, and do good; Seek peace, and pursue it.
- Prov 19:22-232 verses74%
22 That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.
23 The fear of Jehovah [tendeth] to life; And he [that hath it] shall abide satisfied; He shall not be visited with evil.
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2 For length of days, and years of life, And peace, will they add to thee.
- Eccl 6:11-122 verses72%
11 Seeing there are many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
12 For who knoweth what is good for man in [his] life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
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12 So teach us to number our days, That we may get us a heart of wisdom.
- Eccl 11:8-92 verses72%
8 Yea, if a man live many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.
9 Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thine eyes; but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
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21 He that followeth after righteousness and kindness Findeth life, righteousness, and honor.
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12 What man is he that feareth Jehovah? Him shall he instruct in the way that he shall choose.
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3 that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
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11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased.
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10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; And the years of thy life shall be many.
- Prov 8:34-352 verses71%
34 Blessed is the man that heareth me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at the posts of my doors.
35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, And shall obtain favor of Jehovah.
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9 That he should still live alway, That he should not see corruption.
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1 Praise ye Jehovah. Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah, That delighteth greatly in his commandments.
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11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.
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13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding.
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48 What man is he that shall live and not see death, That shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? {{Selah
- Eccl 7:17-182 verses70%
17 Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
18 It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from that withdraw not thy hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth from them all.
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20 For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth [him] in the joy of his heart.
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21 Who long for death, but it cometh not, And dig for it more than for hid treasures;
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8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.
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12 Though a sinner do evil a hundred times, and prolong his [days], yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, that fear before him:
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24 To the wise the way of life [goeth] upward, That he may depart from Sheol beneath.
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27 The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days; But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
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4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed That feareth Jehovah.
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12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
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12 I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to do good so long as they live.
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5 Are thy days as the days of man, Or thy years as man's days,
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3 If a man beget a hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul be not filled with good, and moreover he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he:
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1 Remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
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1 [For the Chief Musician. Maschil of David; when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech]. Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? The lovingkindness of God [endureth] continually.
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6 Thou wilt prolong the king's life; His years shall be as many generations.
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20 Desire not the night, When peoples are cut off in their place.
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15 All this have I seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth [his life] in his evil-doing.
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14 And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.
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27 Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell for evermore.
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32 Now therefore, [my] sons, hearken unto me; For blessed are they that keep my ways.
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14 If a man die, shall he live [again] ? All the days of my warfare would I wait, Till my release should come.
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6 yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet enjoy no good, do not all go to one place?
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2 A good man shall obtain favor of Jehovah; But a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
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22 For they are life unto those that find them, And health to all their flesh.
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27 Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; Hear it, and know thou it for thy good.