Titus 2:2

WEB

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

KJV

²That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.

BSB

²Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance.

FBV

²Older men shouldn't drink; they should be respectable and sensible,^[+] with a healthy trust in God, loving and patient.

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Extra References

Galatians 5:23

²³^[+] gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

1 Peter 4:7

⁷But the end of all things is near. Therefore be of sound mind, self-controlled, and sober in prayer.

1 Timothy 3:11

¹¹Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, and faithful in all things.

1 Peter 5:8

⁸Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

1 Thessalonians 5:8

⁸But since we belong to the day, let’s be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet, the hope of salvation.

Proverbs 16:31

³¹Gray hair is a crown of glory. It is attained by a life of righteousness.

Titus 1:13

¹³This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

Job 12:12

¹²With aged men is wisdom, in length of days understanding.

1 Timothy 3:2

²The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

³For I say through the grace that was given me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.