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Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary

1 Peter 3:10

He that will love life; he that earnestly desires to lead a quiet and comfortable life here, and to enjoy eternal life hereafter. And see good days; peaceable and prosperous; as evil days are such as are grievous and calamitous, Genesis 47:9. Let him refrain his tongue from evil: from evil-speaking, railing, reviling, open detraction. And his lips that they speak no guile; tell no lies of his neighbour: or, this may imply whispering, backbiting, or any way secretly and closely speaking evil of him. Under these two, all the vices of the tongue, whereby our neighbour may be wronged, are contained, and the contrary virtues commanded, under the name of blessing.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 10. _FOR HE THAT WILL LOVE LIFE_] This is a quotation from Psalms 34:12, as it stands in the Septuagint; only the aorist of the imperative is changed from the second into the third person, c. H...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    FOR HE THAT WILL LOVE LIFE - Greek, “He willing, (θέλων thelōn,) or that wills to love life.” It implies that there is some positive desire to live; some active wish that life should be prolonged. T...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

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  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    THE SILENT PREACHING OF A LOVELY LIFE (1 Peter 3:1-2)...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    WILL. App-102. LOVE. App-135. SEE. App-133. REFRAIN. cause to cease. Greek. _pauomai._ THAT, &C. not (App-105) to speak (App-121) GUILE. See 1 Peter 2:1; 1 Peter 2:22....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _For he that will love life_ The three verses are from the LXX. version of Psalms 34:12-16. It is characteristic of St Peter that he thus quotes from the Old Testament without any formula of citation....

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

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  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    Ὁ ΘΈΛΩΝ ΖΩῊΝ�. In the LXX. the words are ὁ θέλων ζωήν, ἀγαπῶν ἡμέρας ἰδεῖν�. St Peter’s phrase must mean “He who is determined to love life,” _i.e._ to set his affections on spiritual life. In another...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

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  • Charles Rose Commentaries

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  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    FOR HE THAT WILL LOVE LIFE,— _He that would enjoy life._ See Psalms 34:12. The apostle here urges in favour of the virtue which he recommends, that by this the comforts of life will be secured; 1 Pete...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Commentary on the Minor Epistles by Caton

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  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER 10 THEY WHO BLESS ARE BLESSED 1 Peter 3:8 THE Apostle now ceases from his special admonitions, and enforces generally such qualities and conduct as must mark all who fear the Lord. "Finally,...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

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  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    1 Peter 3:10-12 = Psalms 34:12-17 a. introduced by mere γάρ as familiar. The lips of Christians who wish to love life must be free from cursing and from guile as were Christ's (_cf._ Isa. _apud_ ii. 2...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The marriage relation was then dealt with, and special emphasis was laid on the fact that the true adornment of woman is found in her character rather than in her dress. Husbands are charged to dwell...

  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

    GOD'S WATCHFUL CARE FOR HIS CHILDREN Next, Peter quoted Psalms 34:12-16 in an effort to encourage his readers to follow the admonitions of verses 8-9. Those who would have a productive life on earth a...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    (13) For he that will love life, and (h) see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: (13) A secret objection: But this our patience shall be nothing els...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; (2) While they behold your chaste con...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

    _IS LIFE WORTH LIVING?_ ‘He that will love life.’ 1 Peter 3:10 The spirit of the age analyses human life remorselessly. It sets down the good which it presents in one column—the good it takes away,...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    10_For he _He confirms the last sentence by the testimony of David. The passage is taken from the thirty-fourth Psalm, [Psalms 34:12,] where the Spirit testifies that it will be well with all who keep...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    After this general exhortation, brief but important to believers, the apostle takes up the relative walk of Christians in a world where on the one hand God watches over all, yet where He permits His o...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    FOR HE THAT WILL LOVE LIFE,.... This, with what follows here and in the two next verses, are taken out of Psalms 34:12 and are produced as a proof of what is before said; that it is a good man's duty...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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: Ver. 10. _Love life_] Man is ζωον φιλοζωον, a creature that loves life, sai...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament (1851)

    Quoted from Psalms 34:12-16....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    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;...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    There is similar instruction for wives, for theirs is the subject place, certainly not as slaves to a master, but as joined to their "own husbands," a most-intimate and precious relationship. Because...

  • Mark Dunagan Commentaries

    _ 1 Peter 3:10 ‘For, let him who means to love life and see good days refrain his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking guile'_ ‘FOR' -This is. quotation from Psalms 34:12. _‘MEANS TO LOVE LIFE...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    8-13 Though Christians cannot always be exactly of the same mind, yet they should have compassion one of another, and love as brethren. If any man desires to live comfortably on earth, or to possess...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Peter 3:10 For G1063 would G2309 (G5723) love G25 (G5721) life G2222 And G2532 see G1492 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘For, “He who would love life, And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips that they speak no guile, And let him turn away from evil, and do good; Let him seek peace, a...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ALL ARE TO BEHAVE AS THOSE WHO ARE OBEDIENT WITH REGARD TO EACH OTHER (1 PETER 3:8). After briefly recalling admonitions he has already given (1 Peter 1:22; 1 Peter 2:22) Peter now sums up and expands...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    1 Peter 3:10. FOR HE THAT DESIRES TO LOVE LIFE AND SEE GOOD DAYS. The kind of behaviour which has been urged in 1 Peter 3:8-9 is now further recommended by considerations drawn from the dependence of...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    The injunctions on the subject of the blamelessness of conduct by which Christians should be distinguished in their political, civil, and domestic relations, are now succeeded by a train of exhortatio...

  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

    FOR (γαρ). Reason for the entire exhortation in verses 1 Peter 3:8; 1 Peter 3:9 and introducing in verses 1 Peter 3:10-12 a quotation from...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Duties of husbands and wives toward one another. Exhortations to Christian consistency. Christ's vicarious sacrifice. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Sara, Abraham. CONCLUSION: Worldl...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    1 Peter 3:1. _Ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands._ The same words occur in Ephesians 5:22. Col 3:18. The excellence of piety is pleaded here, as the first ornament of a wife. Wisdom conne...

  • The Bible Study New Testament

    AS THE SCRIPTURE SAYS. Peter paraphrases Psalms 34:12-16 Septuagint. "David also said it was necessary to live this way, to reach that eternal country!" MUST. See 1 Peter 2:1 and note....

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    1 PETER—NOTE ON 1 PETER 3:10 Peter draws on Psalms 34:12 (see note on 1 Pet. 2:3). To LOVE LIFE and s

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ 1 Peter 3:8. OF ONE MIND.—One aim and purpose. This is possible when all seek the honour of Christ; impossible when each seeks his own honour. LOVE AS BRETHREN.—Or “lov...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITIONS 1 PETER 3:1 LIKEWISE, YE WIVES. St. Peter has spoken of the duties of servants: why does he omit those of masters? There must have been Christian masters in Asia Minor, as is plain from...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Shall we turn now to First Peter chapter three as Peter addresses himself to the wives? This particular section goes back to verse thirteen of chapter two, Submit yourself to every ordinance of man fo...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Peter 2:1; 1 Peter 2:22; Deuteronomy 32:47; Ecclesiastes 2:3; Ja

  • Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (4 Volume Set)

    Will love [θ ε λ ω ν α γ α π α ν]. Not the future tense of love, but the verb to will, with the infinitive : he that desires or means to love. Rev., would love....

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    For he that desireth to love life, and to see good days — That would make life amiable and desirable. Psalms 34:12, &c....

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