Titus 2:6 (DRB)

Passage

Young men, in like manner, exhort that they be sober.

Nearby Context

Titus 2:4 That they may teach the young women to be wise, to love their husbands, to love their children.

Titus 2:5 To be discreet, chaste, sober, having a care of the house, gentle, obedient to their husbands: that the word of God be not blasphemed.

Titus 2:6 Young men, in like manner, exhort that they be sober.

Titus 2:7 In all things shew thyself an example of good works, in doctrine, in integrity, in gravity,

Titus 2:8 The sound word that can not be blamed: that he who is on the contrary part may be afraid, having no evil to say of us.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "young", "like", "manner", "exhort", and "sober". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "young" and "like", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "To be discreet chaste sober having a..." into verse 7's "In all things shew thyself an example...", so "young" and "like" belong inside that flow. In Titus context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "young" and "like" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.