1 Peter 2:22 (KJV)

Passage

Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:

Nearby Context

1 Peter 2:20 For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.

1 Peter 2:21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:

1 Peter 2:22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:

1 Peter 2:23 Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

1 Peter 2:24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "neither", "guile", "found", and "mouth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "neither" and "guile", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "For even hereunto were ye called because..." into verse 23's "Who when he was reviled reviled not...", so "neither" and "guile" belong inside that flow. In 1 Peter context, the local focus is hope in suffering, holy conduct, submission, and grace.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "neither" and "guile" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.