Bible Verses about “busybodies”

“But if anyone doesn't provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.”

“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it;”

“Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.”

“You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as being also joint heirs of the grace of life; that your prayers may not be hindered.”

“Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.”

“Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.”

“For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly;”

“Don't be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,”

“"For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife. The two will become one flesh."”

“For the husband is the head of the wife, and Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body.”

“that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,”

“that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.”

“But as the assembly is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything.”

“nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate; but rather giving of thanks.”

“redeeming the time, because the days are evil.”

“because we are members of his body, of his flesh and bones.”

“This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Christ and of the assembly.”

“Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them.”

“Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise;”

“speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing, and making melody in your heart to the Lord;”

“Therefore don't be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.”

“But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes saints;”

“and that older women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;”

“giving thanks always concerning all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God, even the Father;”

“For we hear of some who walk among you in rebellion, who don't work at all, but are busybodies.”

“Walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.”

“subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.”

“Let no one deceive you with empty words. For because of these things, the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.”

“For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,”

“Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.”

“Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.”

“Therefore he says, "Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."”

“Therefore don't be partakers with them.”

“for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,”

“proving what is well pleasing to the Lord.”

“For the things which are done by them in secret, it is a shame even to speak of.”

“and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you;”

“But all things, when they are reproved, are revealed by the light, for everything that reveals is light.”

“Now those who are that way, we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.”

“Besides, they also learn to be idle, going about from house to house. Not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things which they ought not.”

“Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion, and not after the tradition which they received from us.”

“For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil doer, or a meddler in other men's matters.”

“It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling.”

“The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person's innermost parts.”

“for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about mischief.”

“He answered them, "Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, 'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.”

“"'You shall not go up and down as a slanderer among your people. "'You shall not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am Yahweh.”