Psalms 34:12
Who is the man that desireth life, Loving days, that he may see good?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 unto me, The reverence of Yahweh, will I teach you.
13Keep thy tongue from wickedness, And thy lips from speaking deceit:
Cross References
Genesis 49:2Assemble yourselves and hear ye sons of Jacob,—And hearken unto Israel your father!
Deuteronomy 30:20to love Yahweh thy God, to hearken unto his voice, and to cleave unto him,—for, he, is thy life, and thy length of days, that thou mayest abide upon the soil which Yahweh sware to thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob, to give unto them.
Job 7:7Remember thou, that, a wind, is my life, not again shall mine eye see blessing:
Psalms 4:6Multitudes, are saying, Who will show us prosperity? Lift thou upon us the light of thy countenance, O Yahweh.
Psalms 91:16With length of days, will I satisfy him, And will show him my salvation.
Proverbs 7:24Now, therefore, ye sons, hearken unto me, and attend, to the sayings 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 →