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
Let your daily life among the Gentiles be so upright, that, whenever they malign you as evil-doers, they may learn, as they watch, from the uprightness of your conduct, to praise God 'at the time when he shall visit them.'
Titus 2:8
let the instruction that you give be sound and above reproach, so that the enemy may be ashamed when he fails to find anything bad to say about us.

Falsely

Matthew 5:11
Blessed are you when people taunt you, and persecute you, and say everything evil about you--untruly, and on my account.

Good

1 Peter 3:1
Again, you married women should submit to your husbands, so that if any of them reject the Message, they may, apart from the Message, be won over, by the conduct of their wives,

General references

Acts 24:13
And they cannot establish the charges which they are now making against me.