Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
Whereas
Falsely
Good
General references
Bible References
Whereas
1 Peter 2:12
having your deportment beautiful among the Gentiles: in order that in whatsoever they calumniate you as evil doers, seeing from your beautiful works, they may glorify God in the day of his visitation.
Titus 2:8
the sound word, irrefutable, in order that the adversary may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say concerning us.
Falsely
Matthew 5:11
Blessed are ye when they may despise you, and shall persecute you, and may say all evil against you, falsifying, for my sake.
Good
1 Peter 3:1
Likewise, ye wives, be submissive to your own husbands; in order that, if any do not believe the word, they shall be gained through the deportment of their wives, without the word;
General references
Acts 24:13
neither are they able to prove before you the things which they are now accusing me.