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1 Peter 3:10
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1 Peter 3:10
10For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
10For hee that will loue life, and see good dayes, let him refraine his tongue from euil, and his *lips that they speake no guile:
- Psal. 34.13.
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DEFINED WORDS
1 Peter 3:10
Affection, goodwill, devoted regard, or charity; as a verb, to regard with such affection or goodwill.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
The state of living; the period or manner of one's existence.
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To perceive with the eyes; to behold, observe, understand, consider, experience, or take heed, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
That which is right, beneficial, pleasing, useful, or morally upright.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
To hold back, restrain, or abstain.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The organ of speech; a language; speech or manner of speaking.
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To utter words; to say, declare, address, or communicate by speech.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Craft; cunning; artifice; duplicity; deceit; usually in a bad sense.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Open the full verse study12What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
13Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
14Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
15The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
16The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
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Open the full verse study26If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.
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Open the full verse study1WHEREFORE laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
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Open the full verse study22Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
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Open the full verse study5And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
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Open the full verse study1MY brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
2For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
3Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.
4Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.
5Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
6And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
7For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
8But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
9Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
10Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
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Open the full verse study47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
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Open the full verse study25He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
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Open the full verse study2For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
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Open the full verse study35For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord.
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Open the full verse study7O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good.
8The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.
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Open the full verse study16But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
17For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
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Open the full verse study17And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
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Open the full verse study18She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
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Open the full verse study22For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
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Open the full verse study47For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life: and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.
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Open the full verse study28He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
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Open the full verse study25Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.
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Open the full verse study35For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it.
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Open the full verse study13I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
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Open the full verse study19He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
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Open the full verse study3I 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.
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Open the full verse study4And Satan answered the Lord, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
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Open the full verse study5That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance.
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