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1 Peter 3:10

King James Version (KJV)

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— D.L. Moody

1 Peter 3:10

Verse 10 of 22

Scripture focus

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 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Peter 3:10

Theological / Devotional

He that will. Literally, “he who wills to,” that is, desires to. This is the spirit that moves the great heart of God (see on John 3:16) and that will characterize His people (see on Matt. 25:40). The apostle here begins (1 Peter 3:10-12) a quotation from Ps. 34:12-16 (see comment there). Amid all the problems of life (see 1 Peter 2:12-20) the sincere believer will purpose to live a full, worth-while life, bringing blessing to others.

Love life. The Hebrew of Ps. 34:12, from which Peter quotes, reads literally, “find pleasure in life,” that is, this present life. See on Matt. 10:39.

See good days. That is, days that bring true satisfaction.

Refrain his tongue. How many friendships, how many promising careers, have been shattered by an ill-considered, impetuous word! Calvin Coolidge once observed, “I have never been hurt by anything I didn’t say.” He who finds it difficult to “refrain his tongue” may well make the prayer of Ps. 141:3 his own. For further comment see on Prov. 15:1, 28; 17:27,28; 18:21; 29:11; James 1:19, 26 ; 3:2-18.

Guile. See on ch. 2:1, 22.

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