King James Version (KJV)
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.”
Verse in context — 1 Timothy 5
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But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;
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Having damnation, because they have cast off their first faith.
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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.
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I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
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For some are already turned aside after Satan.
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