Psalms 34:12

Geneva Bible (1560)

What man is he, that desireth life, and loueth long dayes for to see good?

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Pet 3:10-12 : 10 For if any man long after life, and to see good dayes, let him refraine his tongue from euill, and his lippes that they speake no guile. 11 Let him eschew euil, and do good: let him seeke peace, and folow after it. 12 For the eyes of the Lord are ouer the righteous, & his eares are open vnto their prayers: and the face of the Lord is against them that do euil.
  • Deut 6:2 : 2 That thou mightest feare the Lorde thy God, and keepe all his ordinances, and his commandements which I commaund thee, thou, and thy sonne, and thy sonnes sonne all the dayes of thy life, euen that thy dayes may be prolonged.
  • Deut 30:20 : 20 By louing the Lorde thy God, by obeying his voyce, and by cleauing vnto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy dayes: that thou mayest dwell in the lande which the Lorde sware vnto thy fathers, Abraham, Izhak, and Iaakob, to giue them.
  • Job 7:7 : 7 Remember that my life is but a wind, and that mine eye shall not returne to see pleasure.
  • Ps 4:6 : 6 Many say, Who will shewe vs any good? but Lorde, lift vp the light of thy countenance vpon vs.
  • Ps 21:4 : 4 He asked life of thee, and thou gauest him a long life for euer and euer.
  • Ps 91:16 : 16 With long life wil I satisfie him, and shew him my saluation.
  • Eccl 2:3 : 3 I sought in mine heart to giue my selfe to wine, and to leade mine heart in wisdome, and to take holde of follie, till I might see where is that goodnesse of the children of men, which they enioy vnder the sunne: the whole nomber of the dayes of their life.
  • Eccl 3:13 : 13 And also that euery man eateth and drinketh, and seeth the commoditie of all his labour. This is the gift of God.
  • Eccl 12:13 : 13 Let vs heare the end of all: feare God and keepe his commandements: for this is the whole duetie of man.

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    10For if any man long after life, and to see good dayes, let him refraine his tongue from euill, and his lippes that they speake no guile.

    11Let him eschew euil, and do good: let him seeke peace, and folow after it.

  • Ps 34:13-14
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    75%

    13Keepe thy tongue from euill, and thy lips, that they speake no guile.

    14Eschewe euill and doe good: seeke peace and followe after it.

  • Prov 19:22-23
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    74%

    22That that is to be desired of a man, is his goodnes, and a poore man is better then a lyer.

    23The feare of the Lord leadeth to life: and he that is filled therewith, shall continue, and shall not be visited with euill.

  • Prov 3:2
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    2For they shall increase the length of thy dayes and the yeeres of life, and thy prosperitie.

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    11(7:1) Svrely there be many things that increase vanitie: and what auaileth it man?

    12(7:2) For who knoweth what is good for man in the life and in the nomber of the dayes of the life of his vanitie, seeing he maketh them as a shadowe? For who can shewe vnto man what shall be after him vnder the sunne?

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    12Teach vs so to nomber our dayes, that we may apply our heartes vnto wisdome.

  • Eccl 11:8-9
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    8Though a man liue many yeeres, and in them all he reioyce, yet hee shall remember the daies of darkenesse, because they are manie, all that commeth is vanitie.

    9Reioyce, O yong man, in thy youth, and let thine heart cheere thee in the dayes of thy youth: and walke in the waies of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but knowe that for all these things, God wil bring thee to iudgement.

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    21He that followeth after righteousnes and mercy, shal finde life, righteousnes, and glory.

  • Ps 25:12
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    12What man is he that feareth the Lorde? him wil he teache the way that hee shall chuse.

  • Eph 6:3
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    3That it may be well with thee, and that thou mayst liue long on earth.

  • Prov 9:11
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    11For thy dayes shalbe multiplied by me, and the yeeres of thy life shalbe augmented.

  • Prov 4:10
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    10Heare, my sonne, & receiue my wordes, and the yeeres of thy life shalbe many.

  • Prov 8:34-35
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    34Blessed is the man that heareth mee, watching dayly at my gates, & giuing attendance at the postes of my doores.

    35For he that findeth me, findeth life, and shal obteine fauour of the Lord.

  • Ps 49:9
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    9That he may liue still for euer, and not see the graue.

  • Ps 112:1
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    1Prayse ye the Lord. Blessed is the man, that feareth the Lord, and deliteth greatly in his commandements.

  • Ps 34:11
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    11Come children, hearken vnto me: I will teache you the feare of the Lord.

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    13Blessed is the man that findeth wisedome, and the man that getteth vnderstanding.

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    48What man liueth, and shall not see death? shall hee deliuer his soule from the hande of the graue? Selah.

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    17(7:19) Be not thou wicked ouermuch, neither be thou foolish: wherefore shouldest thou perish not in thy time?

    18(7:20) It is good that thou lay hold on this: but yet withdrawe not thine hand from that: for he that feareth God, shall come forth of them all.

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    20(5:19) Surely hee will not much remember the dayes of his life, because God answereth to the ioy of his heart.

  • Job 3:21
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    21Which long for death, and if it come not, they would euen search it more then treasures:

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    8He that possesseth vnderstanding, loueth his owne soule, and keepeth wisdome to finde goodnesse.

  • Eccl 8:12
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    12Though a sinner doe euill an hundreth times, and God prolongeth his dayes, yet I knowe that it shalbe well with them that feare the Lord, and doe reuerence before him.

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    24The way of life is on high to the prudent, to auoyde from hell beneath.

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    27The feare of the Lord increaseth the dayes: but the yeeres of the wicked shalbe diminished.

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    4Lo, surely thus shall the man be blessed, that feareth the Lord.

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    12The hope that is deferred, is the fainting of the heart: but when the desire commeth, it is as a tree of life.

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    12I know that there is nothing good in them, but to reioyce, and to doe good in his life.

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    5Are thy dayes as mans dayes? Or thy yeres, as the time of man,

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    69%

    1Remember nowe thy Creator in the daies of thy youth, whiles the euill daies come not, nor the yeeres approche, wherein thou shalt say, I haue no pleasure in them:

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    27Flee from euill and doe good, and dwell for euer.

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    32Therefore nowe hearken, O children, vnto me: for blessed are they that keepe my wayes.

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    14If a man die, shall he liue againe? All the dayes of mine appointed time will I waite, till my changing shall come.

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    27Lo, thus haue we inquired of it, and so it is: heare this and knowe it for thy selfe.