1 Peter 3:10 BSB — MannaFest

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.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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:

KJV

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:

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Commentary

3 voices

Cyril of Alexandria

CATENA (444)

James also said: "If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to keep his whole body in check." It is a great thing to be able to control the tongue, for failure to do so is the greatest of evils.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

(2.) It is lawful to consider temporal advantages as motives and encouragements to religion. (3.) The practice of religion, particularly the right government of the tongue, is the best way to make this life comfortable and prosperous; a sincere, inoffensive, discreet tongue, is a singular means to pass us peaceably and comfortably through the world.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

For he that will love life - This is a quotation from Psa 34:12-16, as it stands in the Septuagint; only the aorist of the imperative is changed from the second into the third person, etc. He who wishes to live long and prosperously, must act as he is here directed. 1. He must refrain from evil-speaking, lying, and slandering. 2. He must avoid flattery and fair speeches, which cover hypocritical or wicked intentions. 3. He must avoid evil, keep going away εκκλινατω, from evil. 4. He must do good; he must walk in the way of righteousness.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὁ	ho	The [one]	G3588 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
θέλων	thelōn	desiring	G2309 →
ζωὴν	zōēn	life	G2222 →
ἀγαπᾶν	agapan	to love	G25 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἰδεῖν	idein	to see	G1492 →
ἡμέρας	hēmeras	days	G2250 →
ἀγαθὰς	agathas	good	G18 →
παυσάτω	pausatō	he should keep	G3973 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
γλῶσσαν	glōssan	tongue	G1100 →
ἀπὸ	apo	from	G575 →
κακοῦ	kakou	evil	G2556 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
χείλη	cheilē	lips	G5491 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
λαλῆσαι	lalēsai	to speak	G2980 →
δόλον.	dolon	deceit.	G1388 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
James 1:26
If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.
leads to
- Ephesians 4:29
  Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
- Psalms 141:3
  Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.
- Ephesians 5:4
  Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving.
- Psalms 34:13
  Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.
- Proverbs 19:1
  Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.
Through
1 Peter 2:1
Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.
leads to
- Ephesians 4:31
  Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.
- James 1:21
  Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.
Through
1 Peter 2:22
“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
leads to
- Isaiah 53:9
  He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.