Psalms 34:12
They rewarded me evil for good, 1 And bereavement to my soul. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
In Context
11Unjust witnesses arose, and asked me of things I knew not. 1
Cross References
Genesis 49:2Assemble yourselves, that I may tell you 1 What shall happen to you in the last days. 1 Gather yourselves together, and hear me, sons of Jacob; 1 Hear Israel, hear your father. 1
Deuteronomy 30:20to love the Lord thy God, to hearken to his voice, and cleave to him; for this is thy life, and the length of thy days, that thou shouldest dwell upon the land, which the Lord swore to thy fathers, Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, to give to them.
Job 7:7Remember then that my life is breath, 1 And mine eye shall not yet again see good. 1
Psalms 4:6Offer the sacrifice of righteousness, 1 And trust in the Lord. 1
Psalms 91:16that the Lord my God is righteous, 1 And there is no iniquity in him.
Proverbs 7:24Now then, my son, hearken to me, 1 And attend to the words of my mouth. 1
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 →