1 Peter 3:10 (WEB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

1 Peter 3:8 Finally, be all like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tender hearted, courteous,

1 Peter 3:9 not rendering evil for evil, or insult for insult; but instead blessing; knowing that to this were you called, that you may inherit a blessing.

1 Peter 3:10 For, “He who would love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.

1 Peter 3:11 Let him turn away from evil, and do good. Let him seek peace, and pursue it.

1 Peter 3:12 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.”Psalm 34:12-16

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "love", "life", "good", "days", "keep", "tongue", "evil", and "lips". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "love" and "life", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "not rendering evil for evil or insult..." into verse 11's "Let him turn away from evil and...", so "love" and "life" belong inside that flow. In 1 Peter context, the local focus is hope in suffering, holy conduct, submission, and grace.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "love" and "life" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.