“For ‘Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit; let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it. For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.’ ”
After going through several applications to chapter two's command to serve God, we are given a warning. If you want a good life, you must not tell lies. You must avoid evil and actively pursue doing good. It is simple enough to understand how to avoid telling lies. But how do you actively pursue good? By following all of the applications given to servants, wives, husbands, and everyone. We were told how to live; knowing God and obeying Him is the good that we must pursue. If we are righteous, we will live this way.
The one who is righteous can speak with God and God will listen. How else can you imagine a lovely life full of good days? On the other hand, an evil person is not only cut off from any benefit from prayer, his very actions are opposed by the Almighty. Such an awful state would not only be empty, meaningless, and unlovely. It would be miserable.
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