Scripture says,“ Suppose someone wants to love life and see good days. Then they must keep their tongues from speaking evil. They must keep their lips from telling lies.

因为经上说：“人若爱生命，愿享美福，须要禁止舌头不出恶言，嘴唇不说诡诈的话；

因为经上说：“凡要爱惜生命、享受好日子的人，要禁止舌头不出恶言，嘴唇不说诡诈的话。

因为经上说：“凡要爱惜生命、享受好日子的人，要禁止舌头不出恶言，嘴唇不说诡诈的话。

因为圣经上说：“若有人热爱生命，渴望幸福，就要舌头不出恶言，嘴唇不说诡诈的话。

因为“凡希望享受人生，要看见好日子的，就要禁止舌头不出恶言，嘴唇不说诡诈的话；

要知道，“那愿意爱惜生命、愿意见到好日子的人，要停止舌头出恶言，不让嘴唇说诡诈的话；

因為經上說：人若愛生命，願享美福，須要禁止舌頭不出惡言，嘴唇不說詭詐的話；

因為經上說：「凡要愛惜生命、享受好日子的人，要禁止舌頭不出惡言，嘴唇不說詭詐的話。

因為經上說：「凡要愛惜生命、享受好日子的人，要禁止舌頭不出惡言，嘴唇不說詭詐的話。

因為聖經上說：「若有人熱愛生命，渴望幸福，就要舌頭不出惡言，嘴唇不說詭詐的話。

因為“凡希望享受人生，要看見好日子的，就要禁止舌頭不出惡言，嘴唇不說詭詐的話；

因為『凡想要愛生命見好日子的人、都應當禁止舌頭不出惡言，嘴脣不說詭詐；

要知道，「那願意愛惜生命、願意見到好日子的人，要停止舌頭出惡言，不讓嘴唇說詭詐的話；

故曰、凡欲愛生而見佳日者、宜禁其舌於惡、其口於譎、

凡欲得生而有福、當捫舌勿言惡、緘口勿詭譎、

經載云、凡欲得生而平康度日者、則當捫舌勿言惡、守口無詭詐、

聖詠有之、『人欲善其生、長度康樂日：守舌毋惡言、緘口絕詭譎；

For,“ Whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech.

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

For the Scriptures say,“ If you want to enjoy life and see many happy days, keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies.

For the one who wants to love life and to see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit,

For,“ The one who desires life, to love and see good days, Must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.

For“ He who would love life And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips from speaking deceit.

For, He that would love life, And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips that they speak no guile:

For the one who wants to love life and to see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit,

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:

For the one who wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from uttering deceit.

For,“ He who would love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.

Do you love life and want to see many good days?Then keep your tongues from speaking evil. Keep your lips from telling lies.Turn away from evil, and do good. Look for peace, and go after it.The Lord looks with favor on those who are godly. His ears are open to their cry.But the Lord doesn’t look with favor on those who do evil. He removes all memory of them from the earth.

Suppose people think their beliefs and how they live are both right. But they don’t control what they say. Then they are fooling themselves. Their beliefs and way of life are not worth anything at all.

Scripture says,“ He didn’t commit any sin. No lies ever came out of his mouth.”( Isaiah 53:9)

So get rid of every kind of evil, and stop telling lies. Don’t pretend to be something you are not. Stop wanting what others have, and don’t speak against one another.

They told no lies. They are without blame.

Jesus saw Nathanael approaching. Here is what Jesus said about him.“ He is a true Israelite. Nothing about him is false.”

Those who find me find life. They receive blessing from the Lord.

My brothers and sisters, most of you shouldn’t become teachers. That’s because you know that those of us who teach will be held more accountable.All of us get tripped up in many ways. Suppose someone is never wrong in what they say. Then they are perfect. They are able to keep their whole body under control.We put a small piece of metal in the mouth of a horse to make it obey us. We can control the whole animal with it.And how about ships? They are very big. They are driven along by strong winds. But they are steered by a very small rudder. It makes them go where the captain wants to go.In the same way, the tongue is a small part of a person’s body. But it talks big. Think about how a small spark can set a big forest on fire.The tongue is also a fire. The tongue is the most evil part of the body. It makes the whole body impure. It sets a person’s whole way of life on fire. And the tongue itself is set on fire by hell.People have tamed all kinds of wild animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures. And they still tame them.But no one can tame the tongue. It is an evil thing that never rests. It is full of deadly poison.With our tongues we praise our Lord and Father. With our tongues we curse people. We do it even though people have been created to be like God.Praise and cursing come out of the same mouth. My brothers and sisters, it shouldn’t be this way.

They will help you live for many years. They will bring you peace and success.

They are life to those who find them. They are health to a person’s whole body.

She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her. Those who hold her close will be blessed.

Satan replied,“ A man will give everything he has to save himself. So Job is willing to give up the lives of his family to save his own life.

“ Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied.“ There is only one who is good. If you want to enter the kingdom, obey the commandments.”

But blessed are your eyes because they see. And blessed are your ears because they hear.What I’m about to tell you is true. Many prophets and godly people wanted to see what you see. But they didn’t see it. They wanted to hear what you hear. But they didn’t hear it.

I tried cheering myself up by drinking wine. I even tried living in a foolish way. But wisdom was still guiding my mind. I wanted to see what was good for people to do on earth during their short lives.

God has set me free. He has kept me from going down into the darkness of the grave. So I’ll live to enjoy the light of life.’

Then I will enjoy the good things you give your chosen ones. I will be joyful together with your people. I will join them when they praise you.

Whoever wants to save their life will lose it. But whoever loses their life for me and for the good news will save it.

But they will die, like their people of long ago. They will never again see the light of life.

God, remember that my life is only a breath. I’ll never be happy again.The eyes that see me now won’t see me anymore. You will look for me. But I’ll be gone.

They aren’t just useless words for you. They are your very life. If you obey them, you will live in the land for a long time. It’s the land you are going across the Jordan River to take as your own.”

Here is something I am still sure of. I will see the Lord’ s goodness while I’m still alive.

“ God, my days race by like a runner. They fly away without seeing any joy.

Anyone who loves their life will lose it. But anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it and have eternal life.