1 Timothy 3:4
but ruling his own household wisely and well, with children kept under control with true dignity.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
In Context
3not a hard drinker nor given to blows; not selfish or quarrelsome or covetous;
Cross References
Acts 10:2He was religious and God-fearing--and so was every member of his household. He was also liberal in his charities to the people, and continually offered prayer to God.
1 Timothy 3:12A deacon must be true to his one wife, and rule his children and his own household wisely and well.
Titus 2:2Exhort aged men to be temperate, grave, sober-minded, robust in their faith, their love and their patience.
Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 3:2-8
Duties of Bishops and Deacons. ( a. d. 64.) 1 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; 4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; 5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how… Read the whole commentary →