1 Timothy 5:13

And withal they learn [to be] idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

And {G1161}{G2532} withal {G260} they learn {G3129} to be idle {G692}, wandering about {G4022} from house to house {G3614}; and {G1161} not {G3756} only {G3440} idle {G692}, but {G235} tattlers {G5397} also {G2532} and {G2532} busybodies {G4021}, speaking {G2980} things which {G3588} they ought {G1163} not {G3361}.

Besides that, they learn to be idle, going around from house to house; and not only idle, but gossips and busybodies, saying things they shouldn’t.

At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention.

And withal they learn also to be idle, going about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

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Cross-References

  • Proverbs 20:19 (10 votes)

    ¶ He that goeth about [as] a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

  • Acts 20:30 (6 votes)

    Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

  • 2 Thessalonians 3:6 (6 votes)

    ¶ Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.

  • 2 Thessalonians 3:11 (6 votes)

    For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.

  • Proverbs 31:27 (6 votes)

    She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.

  • Titus 1:11 (5 votes)

    Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

  • Leviticus 19:16 (5 votes)

    Thou shalt not go up and down [as] a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I [am] the LORD.