It is God’s will that your honorable lives should silence those ignorant people who make foolish accusations against you.

因为神的旨意原是要你们行善，可以堵住那糊涂无知人的口。

因为上帝的旨意原是要你们以行善来堵住糊涂无知人的口。

因为神的旨意原是要你们以行善来堵住糊涂无知人的口。

因为上帝的旨意是要你们行善，使那些愚昧无知的人哑口无言。

因为这是神的旨意，要藉着你们的善行，塞住糊涂无知人的口。

因为神的旨意就是要你们藉着行善，堵住那些愚妄人无知的口。

因為神的旨意原是要你們行善，可以堵住那糊塗無知人的口。

因為上帝的旨意原是要你們以行善來堵住糊塗無知人的口。

因為神的旨意原是要你們以行善來堵住糊塗無知人的口。

因為上帝的旨意是要你們行善，使那些愚昧無知的人啞口無言。

因為這是神的旨意，要藉著你們的善行，塞住糊塗無知人的口。

因為上帝的旨意是：你們要行善、來籠住糊塗人的無知無識。

因為神的旨意就是要你們藉著行善，堵住那些愚妄人無知的口。

蓋上帝之旨、欲以善行杜愚人無知之口、

爾以善行、使不知者無辭以對、此即上帝所命、

蓋爾行善以止無知者之妄言、此乃天主之旨、

蓋天主之意欲爾行善以塞愚夫愚婦悠悠之口。

For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people.

By doing good you will put a stop to the talk of foolish people. They don’t know what they are saying.

For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people.

For it is God’s will that you silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good.

For such is the will of God, that by doing right you silence the ignorance of foolish people.

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

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

For it is God’s will that you silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good.

For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

For God wants you to silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good.

For this is the will of God, that by well- doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

Be careful to live properly among your unbelieving neighbors. Then even if they accuse you of doing wrong, they will see your honorable behavior, and they will give honor to God when he judges the world.

Teach the truth so that your teaching can’t be criticized. Then those who oppose us will be ashamed and have nothing bad to say about us.

Remember, it is better to suffer for doing good, if that is what God wants, than to suffer for doing wrong!

God’s will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin.

Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.

But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand.

You won’t spend the rest of your lives chasing your own desires, but you will be anxious to do the will of God.

Leave your simple ways behind, and begin to live; learn to use good judgment.”

But these people scoff at things they do not understand. Like unthinking animals, they do whatever their instincts tell them, and so they bring about their own destruction.

These false teachers are like unthinking animals, creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed. They scoff at things they do not understand, and like animals, they will be destroyed.

Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. As slaves of Christ, do the will of God with all your heart.Work with enthusiasm, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.

“ My people are foolish and do not know me,” says the Lord.“ They are stupid children who have no understanding. They are clever enough at doing wrong, but they have no idea how to do right!”

The godly will see these things and be glad, while the wicked are struck silent.

Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused.

even though I used to blaspheme the name of Christ. In my insolence, I persecuted his people. But God had mercy on me because I did it in ignorance and unbelief.

But Job replied,“ You talk like a foolish woman. Should we accept only good things from the hand of God and never anything bad?” So in all this, Job said nothing wrong.

Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.

Oh, foolish Galatians! Who has cast an evil spell on you? For the meaning of Jesus Christ’s death was made as clear to you as if you had seen a picture of his death on the cross.

Once we, too, were foolish and disobedient. We were misled and became slaves to many lusts and pleasures. Our lives were full of evil and envy, and we hated each other.

Is this the way you repay the Lord, you foolish and senseless people? Isn’t he your Father who created you? Has he not made you and established you?

And so at last the poor have hope, and the snapping jaws of the wicked are shut.

Therefore, the proud may not stand in your presence, for you hate all who do evil.