1 Peter 2:15
For so is the wyll of God, that with well doyng, ye may stoppe the mouthes of foolishe and ignoraunt men:
Bible (Bishops')
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
Cross References
Proverbs 9:6Forsake foolishnes, and ye shall lyue: and see that ye go in the way of vnderstandyng.
Matthew 7:26And euery one that heareth of me these sayinges, and doeth them not, shalbe lykened vnto a foolyshe man, which buylt his house vpon the sande:
Romans 1:21Because that when they knewe God, they glorified hym not as God, neither were thankefull, but waxed full of vanities in their imaginations, and their foolishe heart was blynded.
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 →