1 Peter 3:12
10 For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.
11 He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
13 Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good?
14 But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
- KJV
- For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
- WEB
- For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears open to their prayer; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
- ASV
- For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplication: But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil.
- DARBY
- because [the] eyes of [the] Lord [are] on [the] righteous, and his ears towards their supplications; but [the] face of [the] Lord [is] against them that do evil.
- BLB
- For the eyes of the Lord [are] on the righteous, and His ears toward their prayer. But the face of the Lord [is] on [those] doing evil.”
- ÅB
- For Herrens øyne er over de rettferdige, og hans ører vendt til deres bønn; men Herrens åsyn er over dem som gjør ondt.
- OTB
- For Herrens øyne er over de rettferdige,
Og hans ører er oppmerksomme på deres bønn,
Men Herrens ansikt er mot dem som gjør ondt.” - B1930
- For Herrens øine er over de rettferdige, og hans ører vendt til deres bønn; men Herrens åsyn er over dem som gjør ondt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 34:15–16
The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
Read in contextJohn 9:31
We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.
Read in contextProverbs 15:29
The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.
Read in contextProverbs 15:3
The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.
Read in context2 Chronicles 7:15
Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.
Read in contextJames 5:16
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
Read in contextProverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
Read in context2 Chronicles 16:9
For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be at war.”
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