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.

Falsely

General references

Bible References

Whereas

1 Peter 2:12
Continue to live such upright lives among the gentiles that, when they slander you as practicers of evil, they may see your good actions and glorify God when he visits them.
Titus 2:8
Use wholesome speech that cannot be condemned. Then any opponent will be ashamed because he cannot say anything bad about us.

Falsely

Matthew 5:11
"How blessed are you whenever people insult you, persecute you, and say all sorts of evil things against you falsely because of me!

Good

1 Peter 3:1
In a similar way, you wives must submit yourselves to your husbands so that, even if some of them refuse to obey the word, they may be won over without a word through your conduct as wives

General references

Acts 24:13
and they cannot prove to you the charges they are now bringing against me.

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