5To be discreet, chaste, sober, having a care of the house, gentle, obedient to their husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.


In Context

2 That the aged men be sober, chaste, prudent, sound in faith, in love, in patience.

3 The aged women, in like manner, in holy attire, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teaching well:

4 That they may teach the young women to be wise, to love their husbands, to love their children,

5 To be discreet, chaste, sober, having a care of the house, gentle, obedient to their husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

6 Young men, in like manner, exhort that they be sober.

7 In all things shew thyself an example of good works, in doctrine, in integrity, in gravity,

Titus 2:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:5[To be] discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:5to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:5to be'sober-minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:5discreet, chaste, diligent in home work, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be evil spoken of.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:5to be soberminded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:5To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:5to be sober minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that God's word may not be blasphemed.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:5sober, pure, keepers of their own houses, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be evil spoken of.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:5To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.