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1 Peter 3:10

“For Whoever wants to love life and to see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit;”

1 Peter 3:10 · direct translation from the Greek
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Quotation · Psalms 34:12-16

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Peter quotes Psalm 34:12-16 without a formula, in the third person.

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Greek of the New Testament: ὁ γὰρ θέλων ζωὴν ἀγαπᾶν καὶ ἰδεῖν ἡμέρας ἀγαθὰς παυσάτω τὴν γλῶσσαν ἀπὸ κακοῦ καὶ χείλη τοῦ μὴ λαλῆσαι δόλον ἐκκλινάτω δὲ ἀπὸ κακοῦ καὶ ποιησάτω ἀγαθόν ζητησάτω εἰρήνην καὶ διωξάτω αὐτήν ὅτι ὀφθαλμοὶ κυρίου ἐπὶ δικαίους καὶ ὦτα αὐτοῦ εἰς δέησιν αὐτῶν πρόσωπον δὲ κυρίου ἐπὶ ποιοῦντας κακά

Hebrew (Masoretic text): מִי הָאִישׁ הֶחָפֵץ חַיִּים אֹהֵב יָמִים לִרְאוֹת טוֹב נְצֹר לְשׁוֹנְךָ מֵרָע וּשְׂפָתֶיךָ מִדַּבֵּר מִרְמָה סוּר מֵרָע וַעֲשֵׂה טוֹב בַּקֵּשׁ שָׁלוֹם וְרָדְפֵהוּ עֵינֵי יְהוָה אֶל צַדִּיקִים וְאָזְנָיו אֶל שַׁוְעָתָם פְּנֵי יְהוָה בְּעֹשֵׂי רָע לְהַכְרִית מֵאֶרֶץ זִכְרָם

Septuagint (Psalms 33:13-17 in the Septuagint numbering): τίς ἐστιν ἄνθρωπος ὁ θέλων ζωήν, ἀγαπῶν ἰδεῖν ἡμέρας ἀγαθάς παῦσον τὴν γλῶσσάν σου ἀπὸ κακοῦ, καὶ χείλη τοῦ μὴ λαλῆσαι δόλον· ἔκκλινον ἀπὸ κακοῦ καὶ ποίησον ἀγαθόν, ζήτησον εἰρήνην καὶ δίωξον αὐτήν. ὅτι ὀφθαλμοὶ Κυρίου ἐπὶ δικαίους. καὶ ὦτα αὐτοῦ εἰς δέησιν αὐτῶν· πρόσωπον δὲ Κυρίου ἐπὶ ποιοῦντας κακά, τοῦ ἐξολεθρεῦσαι ἐκ γῆς τὸ μνημόσυνον αὐτῶν.

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 18 consecutive words: “αὐτήν ὅτι ὀφθαλμοὶ κυρίου ἐπὶ δικαίους καὶ ὦτα αὐτοῦ εἰς δέησιν αὐτῶν πρόσωπον δὲ κυρίου ἐπὶ ποιοῦντας κακά.”

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

1 Peter 3:10, word by word

wantsθέλωνthelōn

want

To have the desire or the resolve for something.

Where else “thelōn” appears
to loveἀγαπᾶνagapan

love

Love: to seek the good of the other, even of someone who does not deserve it.

Where else “agapan” appears
lifeζωὴνzōēn

eternal life

What God gives to live with him without end.

Where else “zōēn” appears
to seeἰδεῖνidein

see

To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.

Where else “idein” appears
goodἀγαθὰςagathas

good

Being as it should be and doing others good; in the full sense, God alone.

Where else “agathas” appears
daysἡμέραςhēmeras

lifetime

The time or the years of someone's life.

Where else “hēmeras” appears
let him keepπαυσάτωpausatō

stop, cease

Stop, cease, finish; in the active, make stop, keep from.

Where else “pausatō” appears
his tongueγλῶσσανglōssan

tongue

The organ of the mouth used to speak and to taste.

Where else “glōssan” appears
evilκακοῦkakou

evil

What goes against God's will and harms others.

Where else “kakou” appears
his lipsχείληcheilē

lip

The mouth's edge used in speech; what one says.

Where else “cheilē” appears
from speakingλαλῆσαιlalēsai

speak

To use voice and words to communicate with others.

Where else “lalēsai” appears
deceitδόλονdolon

deceit

Deceit, trickery.

Where else “dolon” appears

Translation note

Quotation of Psalm 34:12-16 according to the Greek of the Old Testament (3:10-12).

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Quotation · Psalms 34:12-16

Peter quotes Psalm 34:12-16 without a formula, in the third person.

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1 Peter 3:10

10For Whoever wants to love life and to see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit;

Psalms 34:12-16

12Who is the man who desires life, who loves days to see good?

The context

9not repaying evil for evil or insult for insult, but on the contrary blessing, because to this you were called, so that you may inherit a blessing.

10 · This verse (above)

11let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it.

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