But he said unto her, You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
1 Peter 2:15 - King James 2000 For so is the will of God, that with well doing you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For it is God's will and intention that by doing right [your good and honest lives] should silence (muzzle, gag) the ignorant charges and ill-informed criticisms of foolish persons. American Standard Version (1901) For so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: Common English Bible Submit to them because it’s God’s will that by doing good you will silence the ignorant talk of foolish people. Catholic Public Domain Version For such is the will of God, that by doing good you may bring about the silence of imprudent and ignorant men, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For so is the will of God, that by doing well you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: |
But he said unto her, You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop its mouth.
The foolish shall not stand in your sight: you hate all workers of iniquity.
For my people are foolish, they have not known me; they are stupid children, and they have no understanding: they are wise to do evil, but how to do good they have no knowledge.
And every one that hears these sayings of mine, and does them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:
Because, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish hearts were darkened.
O foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you, that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ has been openly set forth, crucified among you?
Do you thus repay the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? is not he your father that has bought you? has he not made you, and established you?
For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that you should abstain from fornication:
In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and insolent: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is an opponent may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.
For we ourselves also were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
Having your conduct honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good behavior in Christ.
For it is better, if the will of God be so, that you suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;
But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.