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Psalm 34:10–14

10  cThe young lions suffer want and hunger;

but those who dseek the Lord lack no good thing.

11  eCome, O children, listen to me;

fI will teach you the fear of the Lord.

12  gWhat man is there who desires life

and loves many days, that he may hsee good?

13  iKeep your tongue from evil

and your lips from jspeaking deceit.

14  kTurn away from evil and do good;

seek peace and lpursue it.

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Psalm 34:10–14 — The New International Version (NIV)

10 The lions may grow weak and hungry,

but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.

11 Come, my children, listen to me;

I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

12 Whoever of you loves life

and desires to see many good days,

13 keep your tongue from evil

and your lips from telling lies.

14 Turn from evil and do good;

seek peace and pursue it.

Psalm 34:10–14 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Psalm 34:10–14 — New Living Translation (NLT)

10 Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry,

but those who trust in the Lord will lack no good thing.

11 Come, my children, and listen to me,

and I will teach you to fear the Lord.

12 Does anyone want to live a life

that is long and prosperous?

13 Then keep your tongue from speaking evil

and your lips from telling lies!

14 Turn away from evil and do good.

Search for peace, and work to maintain it.

Psalm 34:10–14 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

10 The young lions lack and suffer hunger;

But those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing.

11 Come, you children, listen to me;

I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

12 Who is the man who desires life,

And loves many days, that he may see good?

13 Keep your tongue from evil,

And your lips from speaking deceit.

14 Depart from evil and do good;

Seek peace and pursue it.

Psalm 34:10–14 — New Century Version (NCV)

10 Even lions may get weak and hungry,

but those who look to the Lord will have every good thing.

11 Children, come and listen to me.

I will teach you to worship the Lord.

12 You must do these things

to enjoy life and have many happy days.

13 You must not say evil things,

and you must not tell lies.

14 Stop doing evil and do good.

Look for peace and work for it.

Psalm 34:10–14 — American Standard Version (ASV)

10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger;

But they that seek Jehovah shall not want any good thing.

11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me:

I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.

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.

Psalm 34:10–14 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

10 The young lions are in need and suffer hunger; but they that seek Jehovah shall not want any good.

11 Come, ye sons, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah. 12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth 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.

Psalm 34:10–14 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

10 Young lions go hungry and may starve, 

but those who seek the Lord’s help have all the good things they need. 

11 Come, children, listen to me. 

I will teach you the fear of the Lord

12 Which of you wants a full life? 

Who would like to live long enough to enjoy good things? 

13 Keep your tongue from saying evil things 

and your lips from speaking deceitful things. 

14 Turn away from evil, and do good. 

Seek peace, and pursue it! 

Psalm 34:10–14 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

10 Young lions lack food and go hungry,

but those who seek the Lord

will not lack any good thing.

11 Come, children, listen to me;

I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

12 Who is the man who delights in life,

loving a long life to enjoy what is good?

13 Keep your tongue from evil

and your lips from deceitful speech.

14 Turn away from evil and do what is good;

seek peace and pursue it.

Psalm 34:10–14 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

10 The young lions suffer want and hunger,

but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.

11 Come, O children, listen to me;

I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

12 Which of you desires life,

and covets many days to enjoy good?

13 Keep your tongue from evil,

and your lips from speaking deceit.

14 Depart from evil, and do good;

seek peace, and pursue it.

Psalm 34:10–14 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

10 The young lions are in want and suffer hunger,

but those who seek Yahweh will not lack for any good thing.

11 Come, you children, listen to me;

I will teach you the fear of Yahweh.

12 Who is the man who desires life,

who loves many days in order to see good?

13 Keep your tongue from evil

and your lips from speaking deceit.

14 Turn from evil and do good.

Seek peace and pursue it.

Psalm 34:10–14 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

10 The lions may grow weak and hungry.

But those who look to the Lord have every good thing they need.

11 My children, come. Listen to me.

I will teach you to have respect for the Lord.

12 Do you love life

and want to see many good days?

13 Then keep your tongues from speaking evil.

Keep your lips from telling lies.

14 Turn away from evil, and do good.

Look for peace, and go after it.

Psalm 34:10–14 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

10 The young lions do lack and suffer hunger;

But they who seek the Lord shall not be in want of any good thing.

11 Come, you children, listen to me;

I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

12 Who is the man who desires life

And loves length of days that he may see good?

13 Keep your tongue from evil

And your lips from speaking deceit.

14 Depart from evil and do good;

Seek peace and pursue it.


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