Verse 12

What man is he, that desireth life, and loueth long dayes for to see good?

Referenced Verses

• 1 Pet 3:10-12 : 10 For if any man long after life, and to see good dayes, let him refraine his tongue from euill, and his lippes that they speake no guile. 11 Let him eschew euil, and do good: let him seeke peace, and folow after it. 12 For the eyes of the Lord are ouer the righteous, & his eares are open vnto their prayers: and the face of the Lord is against them that do euil.
• Deut 6:2 : 2 That thou mightest feare the Lorde thy God, and keepe all his ordinances, and his commandements which I commaund thee, thou, and thy sonne, and thy sonnes sonne all the dayes of thy life, euen that thy dayes may be prolonged.
• Deut 30:20 : 20 By louing the Lorde thy God, by obeying his voyce, and by cleauing vnto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy dayes: that thou mayest dwell in the lande which the Lorde sware vnto thy fathers, Abraham, Izhak, and Iaakob, to giue them.
• Job 7:7 : 7 Remember that my life is but a wind, and that mine eye shall not returne to see pleasure.
• Ps 4:6 : 6 Many say, Who will shewe vs any good? but Lorde, lift vp the light of thy countenance vpon vs.
• Ps 21:4 : 4 He asked life of thee, and thou gauest him a long life for euer and euer.
• Ps 91:16 : 16 With long life wil I satisfie him, and shew him my saluation.
• Eccl 2:3 : 3 I sought in mine heart to giue my selfe to wine, and to leade mine heart in wisdome, and to take holde of follie, till I might see where is that goodnesse of the children of men, which they enioy vnder the sunne: the whole nomber of the dayes of their life.
• Eccl 3:13 : 13 And also that euery man eateth and drinketh, and seeth the commoditie of all his labour. This is the gift of God.
• Eccl 12:13 : 13 Let vs heare the end of all: feare God and keepe his commandements: for this is the whole duetie of man.