Psalms 34:12

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Pet 3:10-12 : 10 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: 11 And let him be turned from evil and do good; searching for peace and going after it with all his heart. 12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.
  • Deut 6:2 : 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.
  • Deut 30:20 : 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 : 7 O, keep in mind that my life is wind: my eye will never again see good.
  • Ps 4:6 : 6 There are numbers who say, Who will do us any good? the light of his face has gone from us.
  • Ps 21:4 : 4 He made request to you for life, and you gave it to him, long life for ever and ever.
  • Ps 91:16 : 16 With long life will he be rewarded; and I will let him see my salvation.
  • Eccl 2:3 : 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.
  • Eccl 3:13 : 13 And for every man to take food and drink, and have joy in all his work, is a reward from God.
  • Eccl 12:13 : 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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    10For 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:

    11And let him be turned from evil and do good; searching for peace and going after it with all his heart.

  • Ps 34:13-14
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    75%

    13Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit.

    14Be turned from evil, and do good; make a search for peace, desiring it with all your heart.

  • Prov 19:22-23
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    22The ornament of a man is his mercy, and a poor man is better than one who is false.

    23The fear of the Lord gives life: and he who has it will have need of nothing; no evil will come his way.

  • Prov 3:2
    73%

    2For they will give you increase of days, years of life, and peace.

  • Eccl 6:11-12
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    11There are words without number for increasing what is to no purpose, but what is man profited by them?

    12Who is able to say what is good for man in life all the days of his foolish life which he goes through like a shade? who will say what is to be after him under the sun?

  • Ps 90:12
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    12So give us knowledge of the number of our days, that we may get a heart of wisdom.

  • Eccl 11:8-9
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    8But even if a man's life is long and he has joy in all his years, let him keep in mind the dark days, because they will be great in number. Whatever may come is to no purpose.

    9Have joy, O young man, while you are young; and let your heart be glad in the days of your strength, and go in the ways of your heart, and in the desire of your eyes; but be certain that for all these things God will be your judge.

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    21He who goes after righteousness and mercy will get life, righteousness, and honour.

  • Ps 25:12
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    12If a man has the fear of the Lord, the Lord will be his teacher in the way of his pleasure.

  • Eph 6:3
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    3So that all may be well for you, and your life may be long on the earth.

  • Prov 9:11
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    11For by me your days will be increased, and the years of your life will be long.

  • Prov 4:10
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    10Give ear, O my son, and let your heart be open to my sayings; and long life will be yours.

  • Prov 8:34-35
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    34Happy is the man who gives ear to me, watching at my doors day by day, keeping his place by the pillars of my house.

    35For whoever gets me gets life, and grace from the Lord will come to him.

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    11Come, children, give attention to me; I will be your teacher in the fear of the Lord.

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    13Happy is the man who makes discovery of wisdom, and he who gets knowledge.

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  • Eccl 7:17-18
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    17Be not evil overmuch, and be not foolish. Why come to your end before your time?

    18It is good to take this in your hand and not to keep your hand from that; he who has the fear of God will be free of the two.

  • Job 3:21
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    21To those whose desire is for death, but it comes not; who are searching for it more than for secret wealth;

  • Prov 19:8
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    8He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good.

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    12Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and his life is long, I am certain that it will be well for those who go in fear of God and are in fear before him.

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    24Acting wisely is the way of life, guiding a man away from the underworld.

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    27The fear of the Lord gives long life, but the years of the evil-doer will be cut short.

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    12I am certain that there is nothing better for a man than to be glad, and to do good while life is in him.

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    69%

    5Are your days as the days of man, or your years like his,

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    1Let your mind be turned to your Maker in the days of your strength, while the evil days come not, and the years are far away when you will say, I have no pleasure in them;

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    6You will give the king long life; and make his years go on through the generations.

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    15These two have I seen in my life which is to no purpose: a good man coming to his end in his righteousness, and an evil man whose days are long in his evil-doing.

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    14And if you go on in my ways, keeping my laws and my orders as your father David did, I will give you a long life.

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    27Be turned from evil, and do good; and your place will be for ever.

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    32Give ear to me then, my sons: for happy are those who keep my ways.

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    14If death takes a man, will he come to life again? All the days of my trouble I would be waiting, till the time came for me to be free.

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    6And though he goes on living a thousand years twice over and does not see good, are not the two going to the same place?

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    2A good man has grace in the eyes of the Lord; but the man of evil designs gets punishment from him.

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    22For they are life to him who gets them, and strength to all his flesh.

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    27See, we have made search with care, and it is so; it has come to our ears; see that you take note of it for yourself.