Psalms 34:12 · KJV
“What man {is he that} desireth life, {and} loveth {many} days, that he may see good?”
— Psalms 34:12
Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
Psalms 34 — Context
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good {thing}.
11Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
12What man {is he that} desireth life, {and} loveth {many} days, that he may see good?
13Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
14Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
Cross References
1 Peter 3:10-12
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:
Deuteronomy 30:20
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.
Deuteronomy 6:2
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.
Psalms 91:16
With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation. {long...: Heb. length of days}
Ecclesiastes 3:13
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it {is} the gift of God.
Ecclesiastes 12:13
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this {is} the whole {duty} of man. {Let...: or, The end of the matter, even all that hath been heard, is}
Psalms 4:6
{There be} many that say, Who will shew us {any} good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
Job 7:7
O remember that my life {is} wind: mine eye shall no more see good. {shall...: Heb. shall not return} {see: to see, that is, to enjoy}