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1 Peter 3:10

In 1 Peter 3 of 1 Peter.

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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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of him” (αὐτοῦ) before from here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of him” (αὐτοῦ) before the here.

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γὰρgarForγάρconjunction — “For”G1063for.Forθέλωνthelōnhe that willθέλω (thelō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he that will”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.This verse uses “will”.he that willζωὴνzōēnlifeζωή (zōē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “life”, the object formG2222life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence.lifeἀγαπᾶνagapanto loveἀγαπάω (agapaō)verb, present active infinitive — “to love”, an ongoing or repeated actionG25I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἰδεῖνideinto seeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).seeἡμέραςhēmerasdaysἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “days”, the object formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.daysἀγαθὰςagathasgood-doerἀγαθός (agathos)adjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “good-doer”, the object formG18intrinsically good, good in nature, good whether it be seen to be so or not, the widest and most colorless of all words with this meaning.παυσάτωpausatōlet him refrainπαύω (pauō)verb, aorist active imperative, 3rd person singular — “let him refrain”, a single actionG3973(a) act: I cause to cease, restrain, hinder, (b) mid: I cease, stop, leave off.let him refrainτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γλῶσσανglōssantongueγλῶσσα (glōssa)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “tongue”, the object formG1100the tongue, a language, a nation (usually distinguished by their speech).tongueἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromκακοῦkakouevilκακός (kakos)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “evil”, the of-formG2556bad, evil, in the widest sense.This verse uses “evil”.evilκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andχείληcheilēlipsχεῖλος (cheilos)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “lips”, the object formG5491a lip, mouth, shore, edge, brink; meton: language, dialect.lipsτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.μὴmēnoμήadverb — “no”G3361not, lest.noλαλῆσαιlalēsaito speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to speak”, a single actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.δόλονdolonguileδόλος (dolos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “guile”, the object formG1388deceit, guile, treachery.This verse uses “guile”.guile

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

αὐτοῦautouhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.αὐτοῦautouhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for 'he who is willing to love life, and to see good days, let him guard his tongue from evil, and his lips — not to speak guile;

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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:

Young’s Literal Translation

for 'he who is willing to love life, and to see good days, let him guard his tongue from evil, and his lips — not to speak guile;

World English Bible

For, “He who would love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.

Darby Translation

For he that will love life and see good days, let him cause his tongue to cease from evil and his lips that they speak no guile.

Douay-Rheims

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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Old Testament Prophecy and Connections

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  • Psalms 34:12Psalms 34:12 · King James VersionWhat man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?Psalms 34:12 · King James VersionOpen the Source

    What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?

  • Psalms 34:13Psalms 34:13 · King James VersionKeep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.Psalms 34:13 · King James VersionOpen the Source

    Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

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