Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, New Living Translation Does anyone want to live a life that is long and prosperous? English Standard Version What man is there who desires life and loves many days, that he may see good? Berean Standard Bible Who is the man who delights in life, who desires to see good days? King James Bible What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? New King James Version Who is the man who desires life, And loves many days, that he may see good? New American Standard Bible Who is the person who desires life And loves length of days, that he may see good? NASB 1995 Who is the man who desires life And loves length of days that he may see good? NASB 1977 Who is the man who desires life, And loves length of days that he may see good? Legacy Standard Bible Who is the man who delights in life And loves many days that he may see good? Amplified Bible Who is the man who desires life And loves many days, that he may see good? Christian Standard Bible Who is someone who desires life, loving a long life to enjoy what is good? Holman Christian Standard Bible Who is the man who delights in life, loving a long life to enjoy what is good? American Standard Version What man is he that desireth life, And loveth many days, that he may see good? Aramaic Bible in Plain English Who is the man who desires life and loves to see good days? Brenton Septuagint Translation What man is there that desires life, loving to see good days? Contemporary English Version Do you want to live and enjoy a long life? Douay-Rheims Bible Who is the man that desireth life: who loveth to see good days? English Revised Version What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? GOD'S WORD® Translation Which of you wants a full life? Who would like to live long enough to enjoy good things? Good News Translation Would you like to enjoy life? Do you want long life and happiness? International Standard Version Who among you desires life, and wants long life in order to see good? JPS Tanakh 1917 Who is the man that desireth life, and loveth days, That he may see good therein? Literal Standard Version Who [is] the man that is desiring life? Loving days to see good? Majority Standard Bible Who is the man who delights in life, who desires to see good days? New American Bible Who is the man who delights in life, who loves to see the good days? NET Bible Do you want to really live? Would you love to live a long, happy life? New Revised Standard Version Which of you desires life, and covets many days to enjoy good? New Heart English Bible Who is someone who desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good? Webster's Bible Translation What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? World English Bible Who is someone who desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good? Young's Literal Translation Who is the man that is desiring life? Loving days to see good? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Taste and See that the LORD is Good…11Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. 12Who is the man who delights in life, who desires to see good days? 13Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.… Cross References 1 Peter 3:10 For, "Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech. Ecclesiastes 3:13 and also that every man should eat and drink and find satisfaction in all his labor--this is the gift of God. Isaiah 65:20 No longer will a nursing infant live but a few days, or an old man fail to live out his years. For the youth will die at a hundred years, and he who fails to reach a hundred will be considered accursed. Treasury of Scripture What man is he that desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good? What Psalm 21:4 He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever. Psalm 91:16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation. Deuteronomy 6:2 That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged. that he Psalm 4:6 There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. Job 7:7 O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good. Ecclesiastes 2:3 I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life. Jump to Previous Covets Desire Desires Desireth Desiring Enjoy Good Increased Length Life Someone ThereinJump to Next Covets Desire Desires Desireth Desiring Enjoy Good Increased Length Life Someone ThereinPsalm 34 1. David praises God, and exhorts others thereto by his experience8. They are blessed who trust in God 11. He exhorts to the fear of God 15. The privileges of the righteous (12) Desireth life.--Better, the man delighting in life. These gnomic sayings are echoes from the book of Proverbs. (See especially Proverbs 4:23.)Verse 12. - What man is he that desireth life? Like most moralists, David begins with asking men - Do they wish for happiness? If so, and he assumes that it is so (comp. Arist., 'Eth. Nic.,' I. 1. - 7.), then he will point them out the way to it. And loveth many days, that he may see good? Mere life, mere length of days, would not suffice for men, would be no object of desire, unless it were assumed that the days would bring them "good" - in other words, that they would be happy days. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Whoמִֽי־ (mî-) Interrogative Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix is the man הָ֭אִישׁ (hā·’îš) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person who delights in הֶחָפֵ֣ץ (he·ḥā·p̄êṣ) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2655: Delighting in, having pleasure in life, חַיִּ֑ים (ḥay·yîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life who desires אֹהֵ֥ב (’ō·hêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 157: To have affection f to see [many] לִרְא֥וֹת (lir·’ō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7200: To see good טֽוֹב׃ (ṭō·wḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good days? יָ֝מִ֗ים (yā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3117: A day Links Psalm 34:12 NIVPsalm 34:12 NLT Psalm 34:12 ESV Psalm 34:12 NASB Psalm 34:12 KJV Psalm 34:12 BibleApps.com Psalm 34:12 Biblia Paralela Psalm 34:12 Chinese Bible Psalm 34:12 French Bible Psalm 34:12 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 34:12 Who is someone who desires life (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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