1 Peter 2:15
For such is the will of God, that by doing good you may bring about the silence of imprudent and ignorant men,
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
In Context
16in an open manner, and not as if cloaking malice with liberty, but like servants of God.
Cross References
Job 2:10He said to her, “You have spoken like one of the foolish wives. If we accepted good things from the hand of God, why should we not accept bad things?” In all this, Job did not sin with his lips.
Psalms 5:5In the morning, I will stand before you, and I will see. For you are not a God who wills iniquity.
Proverbs 9:6Leave behind childishness. And live and walk by the ways of prudence.”
Matthew 7:26And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them shall be like a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand.
Romans 1:21For although they had known God, they did not glorify God, nor give thanks. Instead, they became weakened in their thoughts, and their foolish heart was obscured.
Ephesians 6:6Do not serve only when seen, as if to please men, but act as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart.
Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 2:14-25
Submission to Magistrates; Various Exhortations; Christ's Example as a Sufferer. ( a. d. 66.) 13 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; 14 Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. 15 For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: 16 As free, and not using your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the… Read the whole commentary →