12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?

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12 Whoever of you loves life(A)
    and desires to see many good days,

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10 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

11 Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.

12 For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

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10 For,

“Whoever would love life
    and see good days
must keep their tongue from evil
    and their lips from deceitful speech.
11 They must turn from evil and do good;
    they must seek peace and pursue it.
12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous
    and his ears are attentive to their prayer,
but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 3:12 Psalm 34:12-16

20 That thou mayest love the Lord thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.

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20 and that you may love(A) the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the Lord is your life,(B) and he will give(C) you many years in the land(D) he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

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There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

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Many, Lord, are asking, “Who will bring us prosperity?”
    Let the light of your face shine on us.(A)

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That thou mightest fear the Lord 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.

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so that you, your children and their children after them may fear(A) the Lord your God as long as you live(B) by keeping all his decrees and commands(C) that I give you, and so that you may enjoy long life.(D)

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13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

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13 Now all has been heard;
    here is the conclusion of the matter:
Fear God(A) and keep his commandments,(B)
    for this is the duty of all mankind.(C)

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13 And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.

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13 That each of them may eat and drink,(A) and find satisfaction(B) in all their toil—this is the gift of God.(C)

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I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.

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I tried cheering myself with wine,(A) and embracing folly(B)—my mind still guiding me with wisdom. I wanted to see what was good for people to do under the heavens during the few days of their lives.

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16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

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16 With long life(A) I will satisfy him
    and show him my salvation.(B)

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O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good.

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Remember, O God, that my life is but a breath;(A)
    my eyes will never see happiness again.(B)

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He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.

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He asked you for life, and you gave it to him—
    length of days, for ever and ever.(A)

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