Psalms 34:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?”

Psalms 34:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 34:12 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Psalms 34:12 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Psalms 34:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Who is someone who desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good?”

Psalms 34:12 — World English Bible

Psalms 34:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“What man is he that desireth life, And loveth many days, that he may see good? ”

Psalms 34:12 — American Standard Version

Psalms 34:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Who <FI>is<Fi> the man that is desiring life? Loving days to see good?”

Psalms 34:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 34:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ What man is he that desireth life, [and] loveth days, that he may see good? ”

Psalms 34:12 — Darby Translation

Psalms 34:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“What man is he, that desireth life, and loueth long dayes for to see good?”

Psalms 34:12 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 34:12 in Context — Psalms 34

10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?

13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

Read the full chapter: Psalms 34 →

What Does Psalms 34:12 Mean?

Psalms 34:12 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 34. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free