1 Peter 2:15

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Summary

1 Peter 2:15

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

So

With

The ignorance

1 Timothy 1:13

2 Peter 2:12

Jude 1:10

Foolish

General references

Genesis 30:29

Joshua 1:16

Bible References

So

that you no longer should live the rest of your time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.

not in the way of service only when eyes are on you, as men pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality,

In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.

With

having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.

So the poor has hope, and injustice shuts her mouth.

The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths.

and soundness of speech that can't be condemned; that he who opposes you may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us.

The ignorance

although I was before a blasphemer, a persecutor, and insolent. However, I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

But these, as unreasoning creatures, born natural animals to be taken and destroyed, speaking evil in matters about which they are ignorant, will in their destroying surely be destroyed,

But these speak evil of whatever things they don't know. What they understand naturally, like the creatures without reason, they are destroyed in these things.

Foolish

Do you thus requite Yahweh, foolish people and unwise? Isn't he your father who has bought you? He has made you, and established you.

But he said to her, "You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?" In all this Job didn't sin with his lips.

The arrogant shall not stand in your sight. You hate all workers of iniquity.

Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding."

"For my people are foolish, they don't know me. They are foolish children, and they have no understanding. They are skillful in doing evil, but to do good they have no knowledge."

Everyone who hears these words of mine, and doesn't do them will be like a foolish man, who built his house on the sand.

Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.

Because, knowing God, they didn't glorify him as God, neither gave thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened.

Foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you not to obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was openly set forth among you as crucified?

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

General references

He said to him, "You know how I have served you, and how your livestock have fared with me.

They answered Joshua, saying, "All that you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go.