1 Peter 2:15

New American Standard Bible 1995 with Strong Numbers

For suchis the willof Godthat by doing rightyou may silencethe ignoranceof foolishmen.

Cross References

Job 2:10

But he saidto her, "You speakas oneof the foolishwomenspeaks.Shall we indeedacceptgoodfrom Godand not acceptadversity?"In allthisJobdid not sinwith his lips.

Job 5:16

"So the helplesshashope,And unrighteousnessmust shutits mouth.

Psalm 107:42

The uprightseeit and are glad;But allunrighteousnessshutsits mouth.

Psalm 5:5

The boastfulshall not standbeforeYour eyes;You hateallwho doiniquity.

Proverbs 9:6

"Forsake[your] follyand live,And proceedin the wayof understanding."

Jeremiah 4:22

"For My peopleare foolish,They knowMe not; They are stupidchildrenAnd havenounderstanding.They are shrewdto doevil,But to dogoodthey do not know."

Matthew 25:2

"Fiveof them were foolish,and fivewere prudent.

Matthew 7:26

"Everyonewho hearsthesewordsof Mineand does not acton them, will be likea foolishmanwhobuilthis houseon the sand.

Romans 1:21

For even though they knewGod,they did not honorHim as Godorgive thanks,but they became futilein their speculations,and their foolishheartwas darkened.

Galatians 3:1

You foolishGalatians,whohas bewitchedyou, beforewhoseeyesJesusChristwas publicly portrayed[as] crucified?

Deuteronomy 32:6

"Do you thusrepaythe LORD,O foolishand unwisepeople?Is not He your Fatherwho has boughtyou? He has madeyou and establishedyou.

1 Thessalonians 4:3

For thisis the willof God,your sanctification;[that is], that you abstainfrom sexual immorality;

1 Thessalonians 5:18

in everythinggive thanks;for thisis God'swillfor you in ChristJesus.

1 Timothy 1:13

even though I was formerlya blasphemerand a persecutorand a violent aggressor.YetI was shown mercybecauseI actedignorantlyin unbelief;

Titus 2:8

sound[in] speechwhich is beyond reproach,sothat the opponentwill be put to shame,havingnothingbadto sayaboutus.

Titus 3:3

For we alsooncewere foolishourselves,disobedient,deceived,enslavedto variouslustsand pleasures,spending our lifein maliceand envy,hateful,hatingone another.

1 Peter 2:12

Keepyour behaviorexcellentamongthe Gentiles,sothat in the thing in whichthey slanderyou as evildoers,they may becauseof your gooddeeds,as they observe[them], glorifyGodin the dayof visitation.

1 Peter 3:16

and keepa goodconsciencesothat in the thing in whichyou are slandered,thosewho revileyour goodbehaviorin Christwill be put to shame.

1 Peter 3:17

For it is better,ifGodshould willit so, that you sufferfor doing what is rightrather thanfor doing what is wrong.

1 Peter 4:2

soas to livethe restof the timein the fleshno longerfor the lustsof men,but for the willof God.

2 Peter 2:12

But these,likeunreasoninganimals,bornas creatures of instinctto be capturedand killed,revilingwherethey have no knowledge,will in the destructionof thosecreatures alsobe destroyed,

Jude 1:10

But these menrevilethe things whichthey do not understand;and the things whichthey knowby instinct,likeunreasoninganimals,by these thingsthey are destroyed.