1 Peter 2:12

maintaining your good conduct among the Gentiles, so that in [the things] in which they slander you as evildoers, by seeing your good deeds they may glorify God on the day of visitation.

Matthew 5:16

In the [same] way let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

1 Peter 3:16

But [do so] with courtesy and respect, having a good conscience, so that in [the things] in which you are slandered, the ones who malign your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame.

Psalm 50:23

He who sacrifices a thank offering honors me, and he [who] orders [his] way; I will show him the salvation of God."

Luke 19:44

And they will raze you to the ground, [you] and your children within you, and will not leave a stone upon a stone within you, {because} you did not recognize the time of your visitation."

2 Corinthians 8:21

For we are taking into consideration what is honorable not only before the Lord, but also before people.

1 Peter 4:11

If anyone speaks, [let it be] as the oracles of God; if anyone serves, [let it be] as by the strength that God provides, so that in all [things] God will be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the power {forever and ever}. Amen.

Genesis 13:7-8

And there was a quarrel between the herdsmen of the livestock of Abram and the herdsmen of the livestock of Lot. Now at that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land.

Psalm 37:14

[The] wicked have drawn [the] sword and have bent their bow to throw down [the] poor and [the] needy, to kill [those] upright in [their] way.

Isaiah 10:3

And what will you do at [the] day of punishment, and at calamity? It comes from afar! To whom will you flee for help, and where will you leave your wealth,

Matthew 5:11

Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute [you] and say all kinds of evil things against you, lying on account of me.

Matthew 9:8

But [when] the crowds saw [this], they were afraid and glorified God who had given such authority to men.

Matthew 10:25

[It is] enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household?

Luke 1:68

"Blessed [be] the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has visited to help and {has redeemed} his people,

Luke 6:22

Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and revile [you] and spurn your name as evil on account of the Son of Man.

Acts 15:14

Simeon has described how God first concerned himself to take from among the Gentiles a people for his name.

Acts 24:5-6

For we have found this man [to be] a public menace and one who causes riots among all the Jews throughout the Roman Empire and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,

Acts 24:13

Nor can they prove [the things] to you concerning which they are now accusing me.

Acts 25:7

And [when] he arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and serious charges that they were not able to prove,

Romans 12:17

Pay back no one evil for evil. Take thought for [what is] good in the sight of all people.

Romans 13:13

Let us live decently, as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and licentiousness, not in strife and jealousy.

Romans 15:9

and that the Gentiles may glorify God for [his] mercy, just as it is written, "Because of this, I will praise you among the Gentiles, and I will sing praise to your name."

1 Corinthians 14:25

the secret things of his heart become evident, and so, falling on [his] face, he will worship God, proclaiming, "God is truly among you!"

2 Corinthians 1:12

For our reason for boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience that we conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you, in holiness and purity of motive from God, not in merely human wisdom, but by the grace of God.

2 Corinthians 13:7

Now we pray to God that you not do wrong in any way, not that we are seen as approved, but that you do what is good, even [though] we are [seen] as though unqualified.

Ephesians 2:3

among whom also we all formerly lived in the desires of our flesh, doing the will of the flesh and of the mind, and we were children of wrath by nature, as also the rest of [them] were.

Ephesians 4:22

[that] you take off, according to your former way of life, the old man, who is being destroyed according to deceitful desires,

Philippians 1:27

Only lead your lives in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent I hear {your circumstances}, that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one soul contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,

Philippians 2:15-16

in order that you may become blameless and innocent, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine as stars in the world,

Philippians 4:8

Finally, brothers, whatever [things] are true, whatever [things are] honorable, whatever [things are] right, whatever [things are] pure, whatever [things are] pleasing, whatever [things are] commendable, if [there is] any excellence of character and if anything praiseworthy, think about these [things].

1 Thessalonians 4:12

so that you may live decently toward those outside, and may have need of nothing.

1 Timothy 2:2

on behalf of kings and all those who are in authority, in order that we may live a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.

1 Timothy 4:12

Let no one look down on your youth, but be an example for the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.

Titus 2:7-8

concerning everything showing yourself [to be] an example of good deeds, in your teaching [demonstrating] soundness, dignity,

Hebrews 13:5

Your lifestyle [must be] free from the love of money, being content with what you have. For he himself has said, "I will never desert you, and I will never abandon you."

Hebrews 13:18

Pray for us, for we are convinced that we have a good conscience, [and] want to conduct ourselves commendably in every [way].

James 3:13

Who [is] wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good behavior his works, with the humility of wisdom.

1 Peter 3:1-2

In the same way, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some are disobedient to the word, they may be won over without a word by the conduct of their wives,

1 Peter 4:14-16

If you are reviled on account of the name of Christ, [you are] blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

2 Peter 3:11

[Because] all these things are being destroyed in this way, what sort of [people] must you be in holy behavior and godliness,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Having your conversation 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.

General references

Bible References

Your conversation

1 Peter 3:2
[when they] see your respectful, pure conduct.
Psalm 37:14
[The] wicked have drawn [the] sword and have bent their bow to throw down [the] poor and [the] needy, to kill [those] upright in [their] way.
Psalm 50:23
He who sacrifices a thank offering honors me, and he [who] orders [his] way; I will show him the salvation of God."
2 Corinthians 1:12
For our reason for boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience that we conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you, in holiness and purity of motive from God, not in merely human wisdom, but by the grace of God.
Ephesians 2:3
among whom also we all formerly lived in the desires of our flesh, doing the will of the flesh and of the mind, and we were children of wrath by nature, as also the rest of [them] were.
Ephesians 4:22
[that] you take off, according to your former way of life, the old man, who is being destroyed according to deceitful desires,
Philippians 1:27
Only lead your lives in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent I hear {your circumstances}, that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one soul contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,
1 Timothy 4:12
Let no one look down on your youth, but be an example for the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
Hebrews 13:5
Your lifestyle [must be] free from the love of money, being content with what you have. For he himself has said, "I will never desert you, and I will never abandon you."
James 3:13
Who [is] wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good behavior his works, with the humility of wisdom.
2 Peter 3:11
[Because] all these things are being destroyed in this way, what sort of [people] must you be in holy behavior and godliness,

Honest

Romans 12:17
Pay back no one evil for evil. Take thought for [what is] good in the sight of all people.
Romans 13:13
Let us live decently, as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and licentiousness, not in strife and jealousy.
2 Corinthians 8:21
For we are taking into consideration what is honorable not only before the Lord, but also before people.
2 Corinthians 13:7
Now we pray to God that you not do wrong in any way, not that we are seen as approved, but that you do what is good, even [though] we are [seen] as though unqualified.
Philippians 4:8
Finally, brothers, whatever [things] are true, whatever [things are] honorable, whatever [things are] right, whatever [things are] pure, whatever [things are] pleasing, whatever [things are] commendable, if [there is] any excellence of character and if anything praiseworthy, think about these [things].
1 Thessalonians 4:12
so that you may live decently toward those outside, and may have need of nothing.
1 Timothy 2:2
on behalf of kings and all those who are in authority, in order that we may live a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.
Hebrews 13:18
Pray for us, for we are convinced that we have a good conscience, [and] want to conduct ourselves commendably in every [way].

Among

Genesis 13:7
And there was a quarrel between the herdsmen of the livestock of Abram and the herdsmen of the livestock of Lot. Now at that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land.
Philippians 2:15
in order that you may become blameless and innocent, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine as stars in the world,

They may

Matthew 5:16
In the [same] way let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
Titus 2:7
concerning everything showing yourself [to be] an example of good deeds, in your teaching [demonstrating] soundness, dignity,

Glorify

1 Peter 4:11
If anyone speaks, [let it be] as the oracles of God; if anyone serves, [let it be] as by the strength that God provides, so that in all [things] God will be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the power {forever and ever}. Amen.
Psalm 50:23
He who sacrifices a thank offering honors me, and he [who] orders [his] way; I will show him the salvation of God."
Romans 15:9
and that the Gentiles may glorify God for [his] mercy, just as it is written, "Because of this, I will praise you among the Gentiles, and I will sing praise to your name."
1 Corinthians 14:25
the secret things of his heart become evident, and so, falling on [his] face, he will worship God, proclaiming, "God is truly among you!"

General references

Song of Songs 2:2
Like a lily among the thorns, so [is] my love among the maidens.
Isaiah 32:16
Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness will live in the fruitful field.