KJV
ASV
8. sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of us.
ESV
8. and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us.
ERVEN
8. And your teaching should be clearly right so that you cannot be criticized. Then anyone who is against you will be ashamed. There will not be anything bad they can say about us.
NLT
8. Teach the truth so that your teaching can't be criticized. Then those who oppose us will be ashamed and have nothing bad to say about us.
WEB
8. and soundness of speech that can't be condemned; that he who opposes you may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us.
NET
8. and a sound message that cannot be criticized, so that any opponent will be at a loss, because he has nothing evil to say about us.
NLV
8. You should be wise in what you say. Then the one who is against you will be ashamed and will not be able to say anything bad about you.
HCSB
8. Your message is to be sound beyond reproach, so that the opponent will be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.
YLT
8. discourse sound, irreprehensible, that he who is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say concerning you.
LITV
8. in sound speech, without condemnation, that he of opposition may he ashamed, having nothing bad to say about you.
RV
8. sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of us.
NCV
8. Speak the truth so that you cannot be criticized. Then those who are against you will be ashamed because there is nothing bad to say about us.
MKJV
8. in sound speech that cannot be condemned, that he who is opposed may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.
AKJV
8. Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.
LXXEN
KJV
8. Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.
AMP
8. And let your instruction be sound and fit and wise and wholesome, vigorous and irrefutable and above censure, so that the opponent may be put to shame, finding nothing discrediting or evil to say about us.
KJVP
8. Sound G5199 A-ASM speech G3056 N-ASM , that cannot be condemned G176 A-ASM ; that G2443 CONJ he G3588 T-NSM that is of G1537 PREP the contrary part G1727 A-GSF may be ashamed G1788 V-2APS-3S , having G2192 V-PAP-NSM no G3367 A-ASN evil thing G5337 A-ASN to say G3004 V-PAN of G4012 PREP you G5216 .
YLT
8. discourse sound, irreprehensible, that he who is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say concerning you.
ASV
8. sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of us.
WEB
8. and soundness of speech that can't be condemned; that he who opposes you may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us.
NASB
8. and sound speech that cannot be criticized, so that the opponent will be put to shame without anything bad to say about us.
ESV
8. and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us.
RV
8. sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of us.
RSV
8. and sound speech that cannot be censured, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say of us.
NKJV
8. sound speech that cannot be condemned, that one who is an opponent may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say of you.
MKJV
8. in sound speech that cannot be condemned, that he who is opposed may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.
AKJV
8. Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.
NRSV
8. and sound speech that cannot be censured; then any opponent will be put to shame, having nothing evil to say of us.
NIV
8. and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us.
NIRV
8. No one can question the truth. So teach what is true. Then those who oppose you will be ashamed. That's because they will have nothing bad to say about us.
NLT
8. Teach the truth so that your teaching can't be criticized. Then those who oppose us will be ashamed and have nothing bad to say about us.
MSG
8. your words solid and sane. Then anyone who is dead set against us, when he finds nothing weird or misguided, might eventually come around.
GNB
8. Use sound words that cannot be criticized, so that your enemies may be put to shame by not having anything bad to say about us.
NET
8. and a sound message that cannot be criticized, so that any opponent will be at a loss, because he has nothing evil to say about us.
ERVEN
8. And your teaching should be clearly right so that you cannot be criticized. Then anyone who is against you will be ashamed. There will not be anything bad they can say about us.