It actually means a person’s behavior, not the words the person says. “Conversation” in the following verses means a person’s walk, not just their talk. It means their "manner of life, behavior, conduct."
Here is the meaning of the word “conversation”
in the following verses:
“Properly, 'walk,' i. e. manner of life, behavior, conduct:”
(From: Thayer’s Greek Lexicon)
"For ye have heard of my conversation[G391] in time
past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of
God, and wasted it:" - Galatians 1:13 KJV
"That ye put off concerning the former
conversation[G391] the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful
lusts;" - Ephesians 4:22 KJV
"Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example
of the believers, in word, in conversation,[G391] in charity, in spirit, in
faith, in purity." - 1 Timothy 4:12 KJV
"Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you?
let him shew out of a good conversation[G391] his works with meekness of
wisdom." - James 3:13 KJV
"But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy
in all manner of conversation;[G391]" - 1 Peter 1:15 KJV
"Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with
corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation[G391]
received by tradition from your fathers;" - 1 Peter 1:18 KJV
"Having your conversation[G391] honest among the
Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your
good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of
visitation." - 1 Peter 2:12 KJV
"Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own
husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won
by the conversation[G391] of the wives; while they behold your chaste
conversation[G391] coupled with fear.” – 1 Peter 3:1-2
“Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of
you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good
conversation[G391] in Christ." - 1 Peter 3:16 KJV
"And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy
conversation[G391] of the wicked:" - 2 Peter 2:7 KJV
The meaning in this verse is: “The ways in which holy living
shows itself:” (From: Thayer’s Greek Lexicon)
"Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved,
what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation[G391] and
godliness," - 2 Peter 3:11 KJV
The meaning in this verse is: “Hence, life in so far as it
is comprised in conduct”: (From: Thayer’s Greek Lexicon)
"Remember them which have the rule over you, who have
spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of
their conversation.[G391]" - Hebrews 13:7 KJV
“Conversation” in the following verses means, “to walk, of
the manner of life and moral character, to conduct oneself, behave oneself,
live:” (Thayer’s Greek Lexicon)
"For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our
conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom,
but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation[G390] in the world, and
more abundantly to you-ward." - 2 Corinthians 1:12 KJV
"Among whom also we all had our conversation[G390] in
times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and
of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others." -
Ephesians 2:3 KJV
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