1 Peter 3:10

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' -‘He that would enjoy life' (TCNT) ‘Who wishes to live as that he will not weary of life, so that he may love it so that he may have. life worth living, to love life wisely, not selfishly.' (P.P. Comm. p. 131)

‘see good days' -experience days of happiness. ‘days of happiness, usefully and worthily spent.' (Woods p. 95) Points to Note: 1. We are responsible for the ‘good' that happens in our life. If we are miserable, then we have made the choice to be unhappy. 2. ‘to love life does not mean that one has. trouble-free life…It rather suggests an enjoyment of life and contentment in the life God has given, no matter what the outward circumstances (Ephesians 5:20; 1 Peter 4:4; 1 Peter 4:7; 1 Peter 4:11; 1 Thessalonians 5:16).' (Grudem p. 150) 3. For the Christian, ‘good days' would also include our future life with God. But the present verses do promise happiness in this life to the person who places their trust in God. And especially. the person who offers. blessing instead of verbal attacks upon his or her enemies. What misery we cause for ourselves by holding on to grudges and by insisting that we get satisfaction right now.

‘Refrain his tongue from evil' -We can control our tongues (James 1:26). ‘Refrain'-‘to cease or desist, restrain' (Thayer p. 496); ‘lit., let him make it cease' (P.P. Comm. p. 131)

‘speaking guile' -‘his lips from deceitful words' (TCNT). (1 Peter 2:1) When people take matters into their own hands, and ‘strike back' with. verbal assault, they usually end up saying things that aren't true. Unfortunately, slander is often countered with more slander. Before you say, ‘Oh yea…….', in response to an accusation, realize that you probably are about to say something equally untrue.