1 Peter 2:15 - Common English Bible

Submit to them because it’s God’s will that by doing good you will silence the ignorant talk of foolish people.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

For it is God's will and intention that by doing right [your good and honest lives] should silence (muzzle, gag) the ignorant charges and ill-informed criticisms of foolish persons.

American Standard Version (1901)

For so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

Catholic Public Domain Version

For such is the will of God, that by doing good you may bring about the silence of imprudent and ignorant men,