1 Timothy 3:4

WEB

⁴one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;

KJV

⁴One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

BSB

⁴An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity.

FBV

⁴He must handle his own family well. His children must respect what he tells them to do.

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Extra References

Titus 1:6

⁶if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.

¹⁹For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of the LORD, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that the LORD may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him.”

1 Timothy 3:12

¹²Let servants^[+] be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

Titus 2:2

²that older men should be temperate, sensible, sober minded, sound in faith, in love, and in perseverance,

Joshua 24:15

¹⁵If it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose today whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”

Acts 10:2

²a devout man, and one who feared God with all his house, who gave gifts for the needy generously to the people, and always prayed to God.

Titus 2:7

⁷In all things show yourself an example of good works. In your teaching, show integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,

Psalms 101:2-8

²I will be careful to live a blameless life. When will you come to me? I will walk within my house with a blameless heart. ³I will set no vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling to me. ⁴A perverse heart will be far from me. I will have nothing to do with evil. ⁵I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I won’t tolerate one who is arrogant and conceited. ⁶My eyes will be on the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me. He who walks in a perfect way, he will serve me. ⁷He who practices deceit won’t dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won’t be established before my eyes. ⁸Morning by morning, I will destroy all the wicked of the land, to cut off all the workers of iniquity from the LORD’s city.

Philippians 4:8

⁸Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report: if there is any virtue and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.