Titus 1:11

Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

Whose {G3739} mouths {G1993} must {G1163} be stopped {G1993}, who {G3748} subvert {G396} whole {G3650} houses {G3624}, teaching {G1321} things which {G3739} they ought {G1163} not {G3361}, for {G5484} filthy {G150} lucre's {G2771} sake {G5484}.

They must be silenced; because they are upsetting entire households by teaching what they have no business teaching, and doing it for the sake of dishonest gain.

who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.

whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.

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Cross-References

  • 2 Timothy 3:6 (7 votes)

    For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,

  • Romans 3:19 (6 votes)

    ¶ Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

  • 1 Timothy 6:5 (6 votes)

    Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.

  • Psalms 63:11 (5 votes)

    But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

  • Titus 3:10 (5 votes)

    A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;

  • Titus 1:9 (4 votes)

    Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

  • Psalms 107:42 (4 votes)

    The righteous shall see [it], and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.