1 Peter 2:18

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Summary

1 Peter 2:18

Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

Be

The good

But

Proverbs 11:20

General references

Genesis 30:29

Genesis 31:6

Bible References

Be

Bondmen, obey masters according to flesh, with fear and trembling, in simplicity of your heart as to the Christ;

Bondmen, obey in all things your masters according to flesh; not with eye-services, as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing the Lord.

Let as many bondmen as are under yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and the teaching be not blasphemed.

bondmen to be subject to their own masters, to make themselves acceptable in everything; not gainsaying;

The good

But I myself, Paul, entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of the Christ, who, as to appearance, when present am mean among you, but absent am bold towards you;

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity,

to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be mild, shewing all meekness towards all men.

But the wisdom from above first is pure, then peaceful, gentle, yielding, full of mercy and good fruits, unquestioning, unfeigned.

But

A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will not know evil.

For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; but his secret is with the upright.

The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth do I hate.

The lips of a righteous man know what is acceptable; but the mouth of the wicked is frowardness.

The perverse in heart are abomination to Jehovah; but they that are perfect in their way are his delight.

General references

And he said to him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and what thy cattle has become with me.

And you know that with all my power I have served your father.