The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “clear-minded” (νηφαλίους,) before faithful here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “sober-minded” (νηφαλέους) before faithful here.
γυναῖκαςgunaikasmust their wivesγυνή (gunē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “must their wives”, the object formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.must their wivesὡσαύτωςhōsautōslikewiseὡσαύτωςadverb — “likewise”G5615in like manner, likewise, just so.σεμνάςsemnasbe graveσεμνός (semnos)adjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “be grave”, the object formG4586venerable, honorable, grave, serious, dignified.be graveμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notδιαβόλουςdiabolousslanderersδιάβολος (diabolos)adjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “slanderers”, the object formG1228(adj. used often as a noun), slanderous; with the article: the Slanderer (par excellence), the Devil.slanderersνηφαλίουςnēphalioussoberνηφάλιος (nēphalios)adjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “sober”, the object formG3524sober, not intoxicated (with wine), temperate, vigilant.This verse uses “sober”.soberπιστὰςpistasfaithfulπιστός (pistos)adjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “faithful”, the object formG4103trustworthy, faithful, believing.This verse uses “faithful”.faithfulἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inπᾶσινpasinall thingsπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, plural, neuter — “all things”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.all things
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
νηφαλέουςnēphaleoussoberνηφάλεος (nēphaleos)adjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “sober”, the object formG3524sober, not intoxicated (with wine), temperate, vigilant.This verse uses “sober”.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
Women — in like manner grave, not false accusers, vigilant, faithful in all things.
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American Standard Version (1901)
Women in like manner must be grave, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.
Young’s Literal Translation
Women — in like manner grave, not false accusers, vigilant, faithful in all things.
World English Bible
Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, and faithful in all things.
Darby Translation
[The] women in like manner grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
Douay-Rheims
The women in like manner chaste, not slanderers, but sober, faithful in all things.
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