1 You, however, must teach what is consistent with healthy beliefs. 2 Older men shouldn’t drink; they should be respectable and sensible,2:2. "Sensible," or "thoughtful," "self-controlled," "decent." Also in 2:5, 2:6, and 2:12. with a healthy trust in God, loving and patient. 3 Similarly older women ought to behave in a way that shows they live their lives for God. They shouldn’t destroy people’s reputations by what they say, and they shouldn’t be addicted to wine. 4 They should be teachers of what’s good, teaching the young wives to love their husbands and their children. 5 They are to be sensible and pure, working in their homes, doing good and listening to what their husbands tell them. In this way the word of God will not be spoken about badly. 6 Likewise tell the young men to be sensible. 7 You should set an example of doing good in all areas of life: show integrity and seriousness in what you teach, 8 sharing healthy beliefs that can’t be criticized. In this way those who are opposed will be ashamed of themselves and won’t have anything bad to say about us.