Titus 2:1 (KJV)

Passage

But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:

Nearby Context

Titus 2:1 But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:

Titus 2:2 That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.

Titus 2:3 The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "speak", "thou", "things", "become", "sound", and "doctrine". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "speak" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "That the aged men be sober grave...", so "speak" and "thou" should be read forward into that movement. In Titus context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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