1 Peter 3:10-11 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. It is good and amiable of itself, as the Lord is. 2. God commands it, who is our Sovereign Lord and King. 3. All promises in Scripture of good things, here and hereafter, are made to well doing (Leviticus 26; Deuteronomy 28:1). 4. This brings us peace of conscience in this world. 5. This brings us to eternal happiness in the world to come (Matthew 7:21; John 5:29; Romans 2:10). 6. It is the glory of a man when he is dead. (John Rogers.) Parallel Verses 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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