Titus 2:5
To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
Cross-reference
In Titus 2:2, older men are also called to be self-controlled, showing this virtue applies across age groups in the household codes.
2 Samuel 12:14 shows David's sin causing God's name to be blasphemed — the same danger Titus 2:5 warns against.
1 Peter 3:1-5 expands on the same call for wives to be submissive, with a similar aim of honoring God through conduct.
1 Timothy 6:1 applies similar logic to slaves: honoring masters so God's teaching isn't reviled — identical concern.
1 Timothy 5:14 instructs younger widows to manage households to give no occasion for slander — same rationale as Titus 2:5.
In 1 Timothy 5:13, idle and gossiping women going house to house are warned against, reinforcing the positive call here to work at home.
1 Timothy 5:10 lists hospitality, child-rearing, and good works—closely matching the domestic virtues urged in Titus 2:5.
Colossians 3:18 directly commands wives to submit to husbands, echoing the very instruction in Titus 2:5.
Ephesians 5:33 calls wives to respect their husbands—a close parallel to the submission commanded in Titus 2:5.
Ephesians 5:22-24 directly parallels Titus 2:5, commanding wives to submit to husbands as to the Lord, with Christ as the model.
1 Corinthians 11:3 establishes the headship of husband over wife, providing the theological foundation for the submission in Titus 2:5.
Romans 2:24 explicitly states God's name is blasphemed because of believers' sins — the very outcome Titus 2:5 seeks to prevent.
In Proverbs 31:10-31, the virtuous woman exemplifies domestic diligence, purity, and kindness, mirroring the virtues urged for younger women here.
In Proverbs 7:11, the adulterous woman is loud and never stays home, directly contrasting with the call for women to be workers at home.
2 Corinthians 8:21 aims at what is honorable before God and man — the identical concern that Titus 2:5's household behavior not cause blasphemy.
Romans 12:17 commands doing what is honorable before all — the same public reputation principle driving the wife's conduct in Titus 2:5.
1 Timothy 3:7 requires leaders to be well thought of by outsiders — the same reputational requirement applied to wives in Titus 2:5.
2 Peter 2:2 says false teachers cause the way of truth to be blasphemed — the identical outcome Titus 2:5 seeks to avoid through godly conduct.
Genesis 3:16 describes the curse of marital conflict and male rule—contrasting with Titus 2:5's call for willing, Christlike submission.
1 Corinthians 14:34 commands women's silence in church as submission—same principle as home submission in Titus 2:5, different context.
1 Timothy 2:11 commands women to learn in submission—a broader application of the same principle as the home submission in Titus 2:5.
Psalm 74:10 laments enemies reviling God's name — mirroring the concern that believers' behavior not lead to such reviling.
Nehemiah 5:9 warns against behavior that invites taunts from outsiders — same principle of avoiding reproach on God's people.