Psalms 34:12
What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
Webster Bible
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 the LORD.
13Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
Cross References
Genesis 49:2Assemble yourselves, and hear, ye sons of Jacob: and hearken to Israel your father.
Deuteronomy 30:20That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave to him (for he is thy life, and the length of thy days) that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD swore to thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
Job 7:7O remember that my life is wind: my eye will no more see good.
Psalms 4:6There are many that say, Who will show us any good? LORD, lift thou upon us the light of thy countenance.
Psalms 91:16With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation.
Proverbs 7:24Now therefore hearken to me, O ye children, 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 →