Titus 2:3

Teaching Sound Doctrine

2Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance.3Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good.4In this way they can train the young women to love their husbands and children,

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Berean Standard Bible
Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good.
American Standard Version (1901)
that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;
Bible in Basic English
That old women are to be self-respecting in behaviour, not saying evil of others, not given to taking much wine, teachers of that which is good,
Douay-Rheims 1899
The aged women, in like manner, in holy attire, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teaching well:
Free Bible Version
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.
Geneva Bible 1599
The elder women likewise, that they be in such behauiour as becommeth holinesse, not false accusers, not subiect to much wine, but teachers of honest things,
King James (Authorized) Version
The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
Plain English Version
You also have to teach the older women to do the things that make God happy. Tell them not to say bad things about people, and not to drink a lot of grog, but they have to teach people good things.
Translation for Translators
Similarly, tell the older women that they should behave ◄in a reverent manner that shows that they are devoted to God/in a manner that honors God►; specifically, they should not ◄slander others/talk evil about others►, and they should not ◄be drinking much/habitually drinking► alcohol. Tell them that they should teach the younger women what is good,
Unlocked Literal Bible
Teach older women likewise to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or being slaves to much wine, but to be teachers of what is good.
Noah Webster Bible
The aged women likewise, that they be in behavior as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
World English Bible
and that older women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good,
Young's Literal Translation
aged women, in like manner, in deportment as doth become sacred persons, not false accusers, to much wine not enslaved, of good things teachers,