1 Peter 3:15

But give honour to Christ in your hearts as your Lord; and be ready at any time when you are questioned about the hope which is in you, to give an answer in the fear of the Lord and without pride;

Colossians 4:6

Let your talk be with grace, mixed with salt, so that you may be able to give an answer to everyone.

Isaiah 29:23

But when they, the children of Jacob, see the work of my hands among them, they will give honour to my name; yes, they will give honour to the Holy One of Jacob, and go in fear of the God of Israel.

Numbers 20:12

Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, Because you had not enough faith in me to keep my name holy before the children of Israel, you will not take this people into the land which I have given them.

1 Samuel 12:7

Keep your places now, while I take up the argument with you before the Lord, and give you the story of the righteousness of the Lord, which he has made clear by his acts to you and to your fathers.

Psalm 119:46

So that I may give knowledge of your unchanging word before kings, and not be put to shame.

Isaiah 1:18

Come now, and let us have an argument together, says the Lord: how may your sins which are red like blood be white as snow? how may their dark purple seem like wool?

Isaiah 5:16

But the Lord of armies is lifted up as judge, and the Holy God is seen to be holy in righteousness.

Isaiah 41:21

Put forward your cause, says the Lord; let your strong argument come out, says the King of Jacob.

Jeremiah 26:12-16

Then Jeremiah said to all the rulers and to all the people, The Lord has sent me as his prophet to say against this house and against this town all the words which have come to your ears.

Daniel 3:16-18

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answering Nebuchadnezzar the king, said, There is no need for us to give you an answer to this question.

Amos 7:14-17

Then Amos in answer said to Amaziah, I am no prophet, or one of the sons of the prophets; I am a herdman and one who takes care of sycamore-trees:

Matthew 10:18-20

And you will come before rulers and kings because of me, for a witness to them and to the Gentiles.

Luke 21:14-15

So take care not to be troubled before the time comes, about what answers you will give:

Acts 4:8-12

Then Peter, being full of the Holy Spirit, said to them, O you rulers of the people and men of authority,

Acts 5:29-31

But Peter and the Apostles, answering, said, We have to do the orders of God, not of man.

Acts 21:39-5

But Paul said, I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia, which is not an unimportant town: I make a request to you to let me say a word to the people.

Acts 24:25

And while he was talking about righteousness and self-control and the judging which was to come, Felix had great fear and said, Go away for the present, and when the right time comes I will send for you.

Colossians 1:5

Through the hope which is in store for you in heaven; knowledge of which was given to you before in the true word of the good news,

Colossians 1:23

If you keep yourselves safely based in the faith, not moved from the hope of the good news which came to you, and which was given to every living being under heaven; of which I, Paul, was made a servant.

2 Timothy 2:25-26

Gently guiding those who go against the teaching; if by chance God may give them a change of heart and true knowledge,

Titus 1:2

In the hope of eternal life, which was made certain before eternal time, by the word of God who is ever true;

Hebrews 3:6

But Christ as a son, over his house; whose house are we, if we keep our hearts fixed in the glad and certain hope till the end.

Hebrews 6:1

For this reason let us go on from the first things about Christ to full growth; not building again that on which it is based, that is, the turning of the heart from dead works, and faith in God,

Hebrews 6:18-19

So that we, who have gone in flight from danger to the hope which has been put before us, may have a strong comfort in two unchanging things, in which it is not possible for God to be false;

1 Peter 1:3-4

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who through his great mercy has given us a new birth and a living hope by the coming again of Jesus Christ from the dead,

1 Peter 1:17

And if you give the name of Father to him who, judging every man by his acts, has no respect for a man's position, then go in fear while you are on this earth:

1 Peter 3:2

When they see your holy behaviour in the fear of God.

1 Peter 3:4

But let them be those of the unseen man of the heart, the ever-shining ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great price in the eyes of God.

Numbers 27:14

Because in the waste land of Zin, when the people were angry, you and he went against my word and did not keep my name holy before their eyes, at the waters. (These are the waters of Meribah in Kadesh in the waste land of Zin.)

Colossians 1:27

To whom God was pleased to give knowledge of the wealth of the glory of this secret among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

General references

Bible References

And be

Psalm 119:46
So that I may give knowledge of your unchanging word before kings, and not be put to shame.
Jeremiah 26:12
Then Jeremiah said to all the rulers and to all the people, The Lord has sent me as his prophet to say against this house and against this town all the words which have come to your ears.
Daniel 3:16
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answering Nebuchadnezzar the king, said, There is no need for us to give you an answer to this question.
Amos 7:14
Then Amos in answer said to Amaziah, I am no prophet, or one of the sons of the prophets; I am a herdman and one who takes care of sycamore-trees:
Matthew 10:18
And you will come before rulers and kings because of me, for a witness to them and to the Gentiles.
Luke 21:14
So take care not to be troubled before the time comes, about what answers you will give:
Acts 4:8
Then Peter, being full of the Holy Spirit, said to them, O you rulers of the people and men of authority,
Acts 5:29
But Peter and the Apostles, answering, said, We have to do the orders of God, not of man.
Acts 21:39
But Paul said, I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia, which is not an unimportant town: I make a request to you to let me say a word to the people.
Acts 22:1
My brothers and fathers, give ear to the story of my life which I now put before you.
Colossians 4:6
Let your talk be with grace, mixed with salt, so that you may be able to give an answer to everyone.
2 Timothy 2:25
Gently guiding those who go against the teaching; if by chance God may give them a change of heart and true knowledge,

A reason

1 Samuel 12:7
Keep your places now, while I take up the argument with you before the Lord, and give you the story of the righteousness of the Lord, which he has made clear by his acts to you and to your fathers.
Isaiah 1:18
Come now, and let us have an argument together, says the Lord: how may your sins which are red like blood be white as snow? how may their dark purple seem like wool?
Isaiah 41:21
Put forward your cause, says the Lord; let your strong argument come out, says the King of Jacob.
Acts 24:25
And while he was talking about righteousness and self-control and the judging which was to come, Felix had great fear and said, Go away for the present, and when the right time comes I will send for you.

The hope

1 Peter 1:3
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who through his great mercy has given us a new birth and a living hope by the coming again of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Colossians 1:5
Through the hope which is in store for you in heaven; knowledge of which was given to you before in the true word of the good news,
Titus 1:2
In the hope of eternal life, which was made certain before eternal time, by the word of God who is ever true;
Hebrews 3:6
But Christ as a son, over his house; whose house are we, if we keep our hearts fixed in the glad and certain hope till the end.
Hebrews 6:1
For this reason let us go on from the first things about Christ to full growth; not building again that on which it is based, that is, the turning of the heart from dead works, and faith in God,

With

1 Peter 3:2
When they see your holy behaviour in the fear of God.
2 Timothy 2:25
Gently guiding those who go against the teaching; if by chance God may give them a change of heart and true knowledge,

General references

Proverbs 26:16
The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain