Psalm 34:12-16

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Who is the man who delights in life,
loving a long life to enjoy what is good?^(A)

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Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from deceitful speech.^(B)

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Turn away from evil and do what is good;^(C)
seek peace and pursue it.^(D)

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The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and His ears are open to their cry for help.^(E)

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The face of the Lord is set
against those who do what is evil,^(F)
to erase^(a) all memory of them from the earth.^(G)

a. Psalm 34:16: Or cut off

A. Psalm 34:12: Ecclesiastes 3:13; Ecclesiastes 6:6

B. Psalm 34:13: Psalm 39:1; Psalm 141:3; Proverbs 13:3

C. Psalm 34:14: Psalm 37:27; Isaiah 1:16-17

D. Psalm 34:14: Romans 14:19; Hebrews 12:14

E. Psalm 34:15: Job 36:7; Psalm 33:18; 1 Peter 3:12

F. Psalm 34:12: 1 Peter 3:10-12

G. Psalm 34:16: Amos 9:4