Titus 3:2

American Standard Version (1901)

to speak evil of no man, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all meekness toward all men.

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  • 2 Tim 2:24-25 : 24 And the Lord's servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing, 25 in meekness correcting them that oppose themselves; if peradventure God may give them repentance unto the knowledge of the truth,
  • 1 Tim 3:3 : 3 no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money;
  • Eph 4:31 : 31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice:
  • Eph 4:2 : 2 with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
  • Gal 6:1 : 1 Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
  • Matt 11:29 : 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
  • Col 3:12-13 : 12 Put on therefore, as God's elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; 13 forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye:
  • Jas 1:19-20 : 19 Ye know [this], my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 20 for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
  • Jas 3:17 : 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without variance, without hypocrisy.
  • Jas 4:11 : 11 Speak not one against another, brethren. He that speaketh against a brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
  • 1 Pet 2:1 : 1 Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
  • 1 Pet 2:17-18 : 17 Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king. 18 Servants, [be] in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
  • 1 Pet 3:8 : 8 Finally, [be] ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded:
  • 1 Pet 3:10 : 10 For, He that would love life, And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips that they speak no guile:
  • 1 Tim 3:11 : 11 Women in like manner [must be] grave, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.
  • 1 Thess 5:14-15 : 14 And we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be longsuffering toward all. 15 See that none render unto any one evil for evil; but always follow after that which is good, one toward another, and toward all.
  • Gal 6:10 : 10 So then, as we have opportunity, let us work that which is good toward all men, and especially toward them that are of the household of the faith.
  • Prov 25:24 : 24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
  • Gal 5:22 : 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
  • Phil 4:5 : 5 Let your forbearance be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.
  • Isa 40:11 : 11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom, [and] will gently lead those that have their young.
  • Acts 23:5 : 5 And Paul said, I knew not, brethren, that he was high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of a ruler of thy people.
  • 1 Cor 6:10 : 10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
  • 1 Cor 9:19 : 19 For though I was free from all [men], I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.
  • 2 Cor 10:1 : 1 Now I Paul myself entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am of good courage toward you:
  • 2 Cor 12:20 : 20 For I fear, lest by any means, when I come, I should find you not such as I would, and should myself be found of you such as ye would not; lest by any means [there should be] strife, jealousy, wraths, factions, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults;
  • 2 Sam 22:36 : 36 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation; And thy gentleness hath made me great.
  • Ps 140:11 : 11 An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth: Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
  • Prov 6:19 : 19 A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.
  • 1 Thess 2:7 : 7 But we were gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherisheth her own children:
  • 1 Pet 4:4 : 4 wherein they think it strange that ye run not with [them] into the same excess of riot, speaking evil of [you] :
  • 2 Pet 2:10 : 10 but chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of defilement, and despise dominion. Daring, self-willed, they tremble not to rail at dignities:
  • Jude 1:8 : 8 Yet in like manner these also in their dreamings defile the flesh, and set at nought dominion, and rail at dignities.
  • Jude 1:10 : 10 But these rail at whatsoever things they know not: and what they understand naturally, like the creatures without reason, in these things are they destroyed.
  • Prov 19:19 : 19 A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty; For if thou deliver [him], thou must do it yet again.

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  • 2 Tim 2:24-25
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    24And the Lord's servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing,

    25in meekness correcting them that oppose themselves; if peradventure God may give them repentance unto the knowledge of the truth,

  • Titus 2:7-10
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    7in all things showing thyself an ensample of good works; in thy doctrine [showing] uncorruptness, gravity,

    8sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of us.

    9[ Exhort] servants to be in subjection to their own masters, [and] to be well-pleasing [to them] in all things; not gainsaying;

    10not purloining, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

  • Titus 3:1
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    1Put them in mind to be in subjection to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready unto every good work,

  • 1 Tim 3:3
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    3no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money;

  • Titus 3:3
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    3For we also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

  • 1 Pet 3:8-10
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    8Finally, [be] ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded:

    9not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

    10For, He that would love life, And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips that they speak no guile:

  • 1 Thess 5:14-15
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    14And we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be longsuffering toward all.

    15See that none render unto any one evil for evil; but always follow after that which is good, one toward another, and toward all.

  • Eph 4:2
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    2with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

  • Eph 4:31
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    31Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice:

  • 2 Cor 6:3
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    3giving no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our ministration be not blamed;

  • Rom 12:17-18
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    17Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for things honorable in the sight of all men.

    18If it be possible, as much as in you lieth, be at peace with all men.

  • 1 Pet 2:1
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    1Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

  • 1 Pet 3:15-16
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    15but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: [being] ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear:

    16having a good conscience; that, wherein ye are spoken against, they may be put to shame who revile your good manner of life in Christ.

  • Phil 2:3
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    3[ doing] nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;

  • Jas 3:17
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    17But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without variance, without hypocrisy.

  • Prov 3:30
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    30Strive not with a man without cause, If he have done thee no harm.

  • Gal 5:23
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    23meekness, self-control; against such there is no law.

  • 1 Pet 2:12
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    12having your behavior seemly among the Gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

  • Jas 3:13
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    13Who is wise and understanding among you? let him show by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom.

  • Titus 1:7-8
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    7For the bishop must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;

    8but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled;

  • Col 3:8
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    8but now do ye also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful speaking out of your mouth:

  • 1 Cor 10:32
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    32Give no occasions of stumbling, either to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the church of God:

  • Rom 14:16
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    16Let not then your good be evil spoken of:

  • Col 3:12-13
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    12Put on therefore, as God's elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;

    13forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye:

  • Titus 2:2
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    2that aged men be temperate, grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, in patience:

  • Ps 15:3
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    3He that slandereth not with his tongue, Nor doeth evil to his friend, Nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbor;

  • 1 Pet 2:15
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    15For so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

  • 1 Pet 4:15
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    15For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a meddler in other men's matters:

  • Titus 2:15
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    15These things speak and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

  • 2 Thess 3:15
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    15And [yet] count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

  • Heb 12:14
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    14Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man shall see the Lord:

  • Jas 3:2
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    2For in many things we all stumble. If any stumbleth not in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.

  • Phil 2:14-15
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    14Do all things without murmurings and questionings:

    15that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye are seen as lights in the world,

  • Rom 15:2
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    2Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, unto edifying.

  • Jas 4:11
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    11Speak not one against another, brethren. He that speaketh against a brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

  • 2 Cor 10:1
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    1Now I Paul myself entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am of good courage toward you:

  • Eph 4:29
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    29Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.

  • 1 Tim 2:2
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    2for kings and all that are in high place; that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and gravity.