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

1 PETER 2:22KJV
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1 Peter 2:22 (KJV)

What does 1 Peter 2:22 mean?

1 Peter 2:22 describes Jesus as free from wrongdoing in both his actions and his speech. The verse presents his conduct as blameless, including the words he spoke while facing suffering.

The verse follows the description of Jesus as an example for those facing unjust treatment. The phrase “found in his mouth” pictures someone looking for dishonest speech and finding none. Peter’s words echo Isaiah 53:9, a passage about a suffering servant.

The Greek behind 1 Peter 2:22

  • “guile” — δόλος (dolos): This word carries the sense of deceit or trickery. Here it points to speech that would mislead someone, not merely to words that were harsh or mistaken.
  • “found” — εὑρίσκω (heuriskō): This word can mean to discover something after looking for it. In this verse, the wording presents deceit as absent even when sought.

Why 1 Peter 2:22 matters

  • The verse connects Jesus’ innocence with the unfairness of his suffering. In the surrounding passage, Peter addresses servants who suffer even when they have done well (1 Peter 2:18–20).
  • Jesus’ conduct is presented as an example in the face of mistreatment. The next verse says that when people insulted him, he did not insult them in return (1 Peter 2:23).

Where else these words appear

“guile” Greek G1388 · used in 12 verses

  • Matthew 26:4 And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.
  • John 1:47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
  • 1 Thessalonians 2:3 For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:

“mouth” Greek G4750 · used in 72 verses

  • Matthew 4:4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
  • Acts 3:21 Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.
  • Hebrews 11:34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

“neither” Greek G3761 · used in 125 verses

  • Matthew 5:15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
  • Luke 11:33 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.
  • Romans 9:16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.