Peter said “that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men” (1 Peter 2:15). Putting them to silence does not mean we have converted them into our way of thinking or have changed their intent to cause us harm. It does mean that those who are observing will recognize the malicious behavior of the evil men.
When evil men triumph despite the fact that their victims are doing good, their evil has been silenced in the hearts of the righteous. In other words, the silence does not mean the evil person changes, but the heart of the doer of good has changed and the evil no longer has control over or influences the victim.
