Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
The word sound, not to be condemned; that he from the opposite may be changed, having nothing bad to say of you.
New American Standard Bible
sound in speech which is beyond reproach, so
King James Version
Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.
Holman Bible
Your message is to be sound beyond reproach,
International Standard Version
Use wholesome speech that cannot be condemned. Then any opponent will be ashamed because he cannot say anything bad about us.
A Conservative Version
sound speech, irreproachable, so that the man of opposition may be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.
American Standard Version
sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of us.
Amplified
sound and beyond reproach in instruction, so that the opponent [of the faith] will be shamed, having nothing bad to say about us.
An Understandable Version
and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that the person who opposes [us] will have to be ashamed for not having anything bad to say about us.
Anderson New Testament
sound speech that can not be condemned; that he that is opposed may be ashamed, seeing he has no evil thing to say of us.
Bible in Basic English
Saying true and right words, against which no protest may be made, so that he who is not on our side may be put to shame, unable to say any evil of us.
Common New Testament
and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing bad to say about us.
Daniel Mace New Testament
gravity; let your doctrine be sound and inoffensive, that your opponents may be ashamed, and have nothing that is ill to say of us.
Darby Translation
a sound word, not to be condemned; that he who is opposed may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us:
Godbey New Testament
the sound word, irrefutable, in order that the adversary may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say concerning us.
Goodspeed New Testament
and present a wholesome, unobjectionable message, so that your opponent may be put to shame at finding nothing bad to say about us.
John Wesley New Testament
that he who is on the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of us.
King James 2000
Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is an opponent may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
sound message beyond reproach, in order that {an opponent} may be put to shame, [because he] has nothing bad to say concerning us.
Modern King James verseion
in sound speech that cannot be condemned, that he who is opposed may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and with the wholesome word which cannot be rebuked, that he which withstandeth may be ashamed, having no thing in you that he may dispraise.
Moffatt New Testament
let your words be sound and such that no exception can be taken to them, so that the opposite side may be confounded by finding nothing that they can say to our discredit.
Montgomery New Testament
Let the instruction that you give be sound and above reproach, so that our opponents may be ashamed because they find no evil things to say about us.
NET Bible
and a sound message that cannot be criticized, so that any opponent will be at a loss, because he has nothing evil to say about us.
New Heart English Bible
and a sound message that cannot be condemned; that he who opposes you may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us.
Noyes New Testament
sound speech that cannot be condemned; that he that is opposed to us may be put to shame, having no evil thing to say of us.
Sawyer New Testament
sound argument not to be condemned, that the adversary may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say of us.
The Emphasized Bible
healthful discourse that cannot be condemned, in order that, he that is of the contrary part, may relent, having nothing to say concerning us that is disparaging:
Thomas Haweis New Testament
sound discourse, incapable of confutation; that he who is in opposition may be confounded, having nothing faulty to say of you.
Twentieth Century New Testament
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.
Webster
Sound speech that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say concerning you.
Weymouth New Testament
and healthy language which no one can censure, so that our opponents may feel ashamed at having nothing evil to say against us.
Williams New Testament
let your message be wholesome and unobjectionable, so that our opponent may be put to shame at having nothing evil to say about us.
World English Bible
and soundness of speech that can't be condemned; that he who opposes you may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us.
Worrell New Testament
sound speech not to be condemned; that he who is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say concerning us.
Worsley New Testament
that he who opposeth it may be ashamed, having no evil to say of you.
Youngs Literal Translation
discourse sound, irreprehensible, that he who is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say concerning you.
Themes
Christian ministers » Personal bearing of
Conversation » Speech, admonitions concerning
Men » Spiritual » Evil men put to silence
men Silenced » Evil men put to silence
Sobriety » Who should be sober
Speech » Admonitions concerning
Speech/communication » How to speak
Speech/communication » What should proceed out of your mouth
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Titus 2:8
Images Titus 2:8
Prayers for Titus 2:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Sound Instruction And Consistent Behavior
7 Concerning all things hold thyself a type of good works: in doctrine, integrity, gravity, incorruptibility, 8 The word sound, not to be condemned; that he from the opposite may be changed, having nothing bad to say of you. 9 Servants to be subordinate to their own masters, to be pleasing in all things; not contradicting;
Phrases
Cross References
1 Peter 2:12
Having your turning back good in the nations: that, in what they speak against you as doing evil, from good works, they having beheld, might praise God in the day of inspection.
Nehemiah 5:9
And it will be said, Not good the word which ye do: will ye not go in the fear of our God from the reproach of the nations our enemies?
2 Thessalonians 3:14
And if any listen not to our word by the epistle, mark him, and mix not together with him, that he may change.
1 Timothy 5:14
I wish therefore the younger to marry, to bear children, to rule the house, to give no occasion to him opposing for reproach.
1 Timothy 6:3
If any teach otherwise, and come not up to the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine according to devotion;
1 Peter 3:16
Having a good consciousness; that, in what they speak evil against you, as doing evil, they threatening your good turning round in Christ should be ashamed.
Isaiah 66:5
Hear the word of Jehovah, ye trembling at his word: Your brethren hating you, excluding you for sake of my name, said, Jehovah shall be honored: and he was seen to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.
Mark 12:17
And Jesus having answered, said to them, Give back Caesar's things to Caesar, and the things of God to God. And they wondered at him.
Mark 12:28
And one of the scribes having come, having heard them seeking out together, knowing that he answered them well, asked him, Which is the first command of all?
Mark 12:32
And the scribe said to him, Well, Teacher, in truth hast thou spoken: for one God is; and there is no other but he:
Mark 12:34
And Jesus having seen him that he answered understandingly, said to him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And none dared to ask him any more.
Luke 13:17
And he saying these things, all opposed to him were ashamed: and the crowd rejoiced for all the glorious things done by him.
Philippians 2:14-16
Do ye all things without murmurings and discussions:
1 Peter 2:15
(For so is the will of God, those doing good to silence the want of knowledge of the foolish men:)