1 Peter 3:10 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

For “He that would love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking guile;

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

For let him who wants to enjoy life and see good days [good–whether apparent or not] keep his tongue free from evil and his lips from guile (treachery, deceit).

American Standard Version (1901)

For, He that would love life, And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips that they speak no guile:

Common English Bible

For “those who want to love life ” “and see good days ” “should keep their tongue from evil speaking ” “and their lips from speaking lies. ”

Catholic Public Domain Version

For whoever wants to love life and to see good days should restrain his tongue from evil, and his lips, so that they utter no deceit.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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.

1 Peter 3:10 Cross References

Job 2:4

Then Satan answered the Lord, “Skin for skin! All that a man has he will give for his life.

Job 33:28

He has redeemed my soul from going down into the Pit, and my life shall see the light.’

Job 9:25

“My days are swifter than a runner; they flee away, they see no good.

Psalm 106:5

that I may see the prosperity of thy chosen ones, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thy heritage.

Psalm 27:13

I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living!

Psalm 49:19

he will go to the generation of his fathers, who will never more see the light.

Proverbs 3:18

She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her; those who hold her fast are called happy.

Proverbs 3:2

for length of days and years of life and abundant welfare will they give you.

Proverbs 4:22

For they are life to him who finds them, and healing to all his flesh.

Proverbs 8:35

For he who finds me finds life and obtains favor from the Lord;

Ecclesiastes 2:3

I searched with my mind how to cheer my body with wine—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was good for the sons of men to do under heaven during the few days of their life.

Matthew 19:17

And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? One there is who is good. If you would enter life, keep the commandments.”

Mark 8:35

For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it.

John 1:47

Jesus saw Nathana-el coming to him, and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!”

John 12:25

He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

Deuteronomy 32:47

For it is no trifle for you, but it is your life, and thereby you shall live long in the land which you are going over the Jordan to possess.”

James 1:26

If any one thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this man's religion is vain.

1 Peter 2:1

So put away all malice and all guile and insincerity and envy and all slander.

1 Peter 2:22

He committed no sin; no guile was found on his lips.

Revelation 14:5

and in their mouth no lie was found, for they are spotless.