Psalms 34:12
What man is he who desires life, and loves [many] days, that he may see good?
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
In Context
11Come, ye children, hearken to me. I will teach you the fear of LORD.
13Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking deceit.
Cross References
Genesis 49:2Assemble yourselves, and hear, ye sons of Jacob, and hearken to Israel your father.
Deuteronomy 30:20to love LORD thy God, to obey his voice, and to cling to him, for he is thy life, and the length of thy days, that thou may dwell in the land which LORD swore to thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
Job 7:7O remember that my life is a breath. My eye shall no more see good.
Psalms 4:6Many there are who say, Who will show us good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
Psalms 91:16I will satisfy him with long life, and show him my salvation.
Proverbs 7:24Now therefore, ye sons, hearken to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 34:12-22
An Exhortation to Fear God; The Privileges of the Righteous. 11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord . 12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. 14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. 15 The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. 16 The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of… Read the whole commentary →