Titus 3:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

To speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all men.

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  • 2 Tim 2:24-25 : 24 And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient, 25 in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth,
  • 1 Tim 3:3 : 3 Not given to wine, not a striker, not greedy for dishonest gain; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
  • Eph 4:31 : 31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.
  • Eph 4:2 : 2 With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love;
  • Gal 6:1 : 1 Brothers, if a man is caught in a fault, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness; considering yourself, lest you also be tempted.
  • Matt 11:29 : 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and you shall find rest for your souls.
  • Col 3:12-13 : 12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, patience. 13 Bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so also do you.
  • Jas 1:19-20 : 19 Therefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger: 20 For the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
  • Jas 3:17 : 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.
  • Jas 4:11 : 11 Do not speak evil of one another, brethren. He who speaks evil of a brother and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.
  • 1 Pet 2:1 : 1 Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,
  • 1 Pet 2:17-18 : 17 Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king. 18 Servants, be submissive to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh.
  • 1 Pet 3:8 : 8 Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous;
  • 1 Pet 3:10 : 10 For he who would love life and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.
  • 1 Tim 3:11 : 11 In the same way, their wives must be dignified, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
  • 1 Thess 5:14-15 : 14 Now we exhort you, brothers, warn those who are unruly, comfort the fainthearted, uphold the weak, be patient with all. 15 See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone; but always pursue what is good, both for yourselves and for all.
  • Gal 6:10 : 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all men, especially to those who are of the household of faith.
  • Prov 25:24 : 24 It is better to dwell in the corner of a housetop than in a wide house with a contentious woman.
  • Gal 5:22 : 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
  • Phil 4:5 : 5 Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is near.
  • Isa 40:11 : 11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd; he shall gather the lambs with his arm and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
  • Acts 23:5 : 5 Then said Paul, I was not aware, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, You shall not speak evil of the ruler of your 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 am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more.
  • 2 Cor 10:1 : 1 Now I, Paul, myself plead with you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you:
  • 2 Cor 12:20 : 20 For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you as I wish, and that I shall be found by you such as you wish not; lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults;
  • 2 Sam 22:36 : 36 You have also given me the shield of your salvation: and your gentleness has made me great.
  • Ps 140:11 : 11 Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth; evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
  • Prov 6:19 : 19 A false witness who speaks lies, and one who sows discord among brethren.
  • 1 Thess 2:7 : 7 But we were gentle among you, just as a nurse cherishes her children:
  • 1 Pet 4:4 : 4 Wherein they think it strange that you do not run with them in the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:
  • 2 Pet 2:10 : 10 And especially those who walk according to the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise authority. They are presumptuous, self-willed, and not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
  • Jude 1:8 : 8 Likewise also these dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority, and speak evil of dignitaries.
  • Jude 1:10 : 10 But these speak evil of whatever they do not know; and whatever they know naturally, like brute beasts, in these things they corrupt themselves.
  • Prov 19:19 : 19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment; for if you deliver him, yet you must do it again.

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    24 And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient,

    25 in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth,

  • Titus 2:7-10
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    7 In all things showing yourself a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing integrity, dignity, sincerity,

    8 Sound speech that cannot be condemned; that he who is of the opposite side may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say of you.

    9 Exhort servants to be obedient to their own masters, and to please them well in all things, not answering back;

    10 Not pilfering, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.

  • 1 Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work,

  • 3 Not given to wine, not a striker, not greedy for dishonest gain; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

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

  • 1 Pet 3:8-10
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    8 Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous;

    9 Not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.

    10 For he who would love life and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.

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    14 Now we exhort you, brothers, warn those who are unruly, comfort the fainthearted, uphold the weak, be patient with all.

    15 See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone; but always pursue what is good, both for yourselves and for all.

  • 2 With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love;

  • 31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.

  • 3 Giving no offense in anything, that the ministry may not be blamed:

  • Rom 12:17-18
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    17 Repay no one evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

    18 If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men.

  • 1 Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,

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    15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;

    16 Having a good conscience, so that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed.

  • 3 Let nothing be done through strife or vanity; but in humility let each consider others better than themselves.

  • 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.

  • 30 Do not strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.

  • 23 gentleness, self-control; against such there is no law.

  • 12 Having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.

  • 13 Who is wise and endowed with knowledge among you? Let him show by good conduct his works with the meekness of wisdom.

  • Titus 1:7-8
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    7 For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God; not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money;

    8 But hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled;

  • 8 But now you also put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

  • 32 Give no offense, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:

  • 16 Therefore do not let your good be spoken of as evil.

  • Col 3:12-13
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    12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, patience.

    13 Bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so also do you.

  • 2 That the older men be sober, dignified, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience.

  • 3 He who does not slander with his tongue, nor do evil to his neighbor, nor take up a reproach against his neighbor.

  • 15 For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

  • 15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a meddler in other people's matters.

  • 15 Speak these things, and exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.

  • 15 Yet do not count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

  • 14 Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord:

  • 2 For in many things we all stumble. If anyone does not stumble in word, the same is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body.

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    14 Do all things without complaining and disputing:

    15 That you may be blameless and harmless, children of God, without fault, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world;

  • 2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.

  • 11 Do not speak evil of one another, brethren. He who speaks evil of a brother and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.

  • 1 Now I, Paul, myself plead with you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you:

  • 29 Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.

  • 2 For kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty.