1 Peter 2:15
“For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →It is God's will that by doing good believers silence the ignorant talk of foolish people.
What Does 1 Peter 2:15 Mean?
Peter names this as the will of God: that good conduct would quiet the baseless talk of those who oppose them. The weapon against slander is not argument but goodness.
Foolish accusations thrive on ignorance, and ignorance is best answered by a life that plainly contradicts it. Peter gives his readers something active to do with hostility: keep doing good until the criticism has no foothold left. There is a quiet confidence here that a well-lived life can outlast and outshine the loudest false charge, and that God wills exactly this kind of witness.
In the Original Language
phimoo (φιμόω), 'put to silence' -- to muzzle or silence, to stop the mouth.