For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people.

因为神的旨意原是要你们行善，可以堵住那糊涂无知人的口。

因为上帝的旨意原是要你们以行善来堵住糊涂无知人的口。

因为神的旨意原是要你们以行善来堵住糊涂无知人的口。

因为上帝的旨意是要你们行善，使那些愚昧无知的人哑口无言。

因为这是神的旨意，要藉着你们的善行，塞住糊涂无知人的口。

因为神的旨意就是要你们藉着行善，堵住那些愚妄人无知的口。

因為神的旨意原是要你們行善，可以堵住那糊塗無知人的口。

因為上帝的旨意原是要你們以行善來堵住糊塗無知人的口。

因為神的旨意原是要你們以行善來堵住糊塗無知人的口。

因為上帝的旨意是要你們行善，使那些愚昧無知的人啞口無言。

因為這是神的旨意，要藉著你們的善行，塞住糊塗無知人的口。

因為上帝的旨意是：你們要行善、來籠住糊塗人的無知無識。

因為神的旨意就是要你們藉著行善，堵住那些愚妄人無知的口。

蓋上帝之旨、欲以善行杜愚人無知之口、

爾以善行、使不知者無辭以對、此即上帝所命、

蓋爾行善以止無知者之妄言、此乃天主之旨、

蓋天主之意欲爾行善以塞愚夫愚婦悠悠之口。

By doing good you will put a stop to the talk of foolish people. They don’t know what they are saying.

For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people.

It is God’s will that your honorable lives should silence those ignorant people who make foolish accusations against you.

For it is God’s will that you silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good.

For such is the will of God, that by doing right you silence the ignorance of foolish people.

For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men—

For so is the will of God, that by well- doing ye should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

For it is God’s will that you silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good.

For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

For God wants you to silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good.

For this is the will of God, that by well- doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.

and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us.

For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.

It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality;

give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.

As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God.

Leave your simple ways and you will live; walk in the way of insight.”

Yet these people slander whatever they do not understand, and the very things they do understand by instinct— as irrational animals do— will destroy them.

But these people blaspheme in matters they do not understand. They are like unreasoning animals, creatures of instinct, born only to be caught and destroyed, and like animals they too will perish.

Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people,

“ My people are fools; they do not know me. They are senseless children; they have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil; they know not how to do good.”

The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths.

For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.

Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief.

He replied,“ You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.

Five of them were foolish and five were wise.

You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.

At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

Is this the way you repay the Lord, you foolish and unwise people? Is he not your Father, your Creator, who made you and formed you?

So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.

The arrogant cannot stand in your presence. You hate all who do wrong;