1 Petrus 3:10-12

3:10 For

the one who wants to love life and see good days must keep ¹  his tongue from evil and his lips from uttering deceit.

3:11 And he must turn away from evil and do good;

he must seek peace and pursue it.

3:12 For the eyes of the Lord are ²  upon the righteous and his ears are open to their prayer.

But the Lord’s face is against those who do evil. ³ 

[3:10]  ¹ tn Grk “stop.”

[3:12]  ² tn The verbs are implied but not expressed in this verse: “the Lord’s eyes [ ] on the righteous and his ears [ ] to their prayer, but his face [ ] against those who do evil.”

[3:12]  ³ sn Verses 10-12 are a quotation from Ps 34:12-16.