But we are not to be that way. Notice Paul says we should be teaching what is good. If we really care about others, we will not be slandering them. Years may pass over her head, but if benevolence and virtue dwell in her heart, she is as cheerful as when the spring of life first opened to her view. Verses 4-5 And so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be sensible, chaste, domestic, kind, and submissive to their husbands, that the word of God may not be discredited.
Older women can be a wonderful example for younger women.
As we get older we need to be careful to make time to encourage younger families and newer believers. God has brought us through so much and we have learned many important lessons of faith that we can share. Likewise urge the younger men to control themselves. Next, the younger men are encouraged to practice self-control. We all know the pressures of growing up and the many temptations that await young men.