Titus 2:8
with sound words, irreproachably, so that he who is an opponent may dread that he has nothing evil to say about us.
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In The King James Version
In Context
9Exhort servants to be submissive to their masters, in all things pleasing, not contradicting,
Cross References
Nehemiah 5:9And I said to them: “The thing that you are doing is not good. Why are you not walking in the fear of our God, so that there may be no reproach against us from our enemies, the Gentiles?
Mark 12:17So in response, Jesus said to them, “Then render to Caesar, the things that are of Caesar; and to God, the things that are of God.” And they wondered over him.
Mark 12:32And the scribe said to him: Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth that there is one God, and there is no other beside him;
Luke 13:17And as he was saying these things, all his adversaries were ashamed. And all the people rejoiced in everything that was being done gloriously by him.
2 Thessalonians 3:14But if anyone does not obey our word by this epistle, take note of him and do not keep company with him, so that he may be ashamed.
1 Timothy 6:3If anyone teaches otherwise, and does not consent to the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to that doctrine which is in accord with piety,
Matthew Henry on Titus 2:2-11
Relative Duties. ( a. d. 66.) 1 But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: 2 That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. 3 The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; 4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, 5 To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of… Read the whole commentary →