1 Timothy 5:13

Easy To Read Version

Also, those younger widows begin to waste their time going from house to house. They also begin to gossip and be busy with other people’s lives. They say things they should not say.

Cross References

Proverbs 11:13

Any person who tells secrets about other people can’t be trusted. But a person that can be trusted does not spread gossip.

Proverbs 20:19

A person who tells gossip about other people can’t be trusted. So don’t be friends with a person who talks too much.

Proverbs 31:27

She is never lazy.\par She takes care of the things in her house.\par

Proverbs 7:11

She was wild and rebellious. She wasn’t going to stay at home!

Leviticus 19:16

You must not go around spreading false stories against other people. Don’t do anything that would put your neighbor’s life in danger. I am the Lord!

Luke 10:7

Stay in the peaceful house. Eat and drink what the people there give you. A worker should be given his pay. Don’t leave that house to stay in another house.

Acts 20:20

I always did what was best for you. I told you the Good News {\cf2\super [403]} about Jesus in public before the people and also taught in your homes.

Acts 20:30

Also, men from your own group will become bad leaders. They will begin to teach things that are wrong. They will lead some followers \{of Jesus\} away from the truth.

1 Timothy 5:12

And they will be judged for that. They will be judged for not doing what they first promised to do.

Titus 1:11

An elder {\cf2\super [7]} must \{be able to show that those people are wrong and\} stop them from talking \{about those worthless things\}. Those people are destroying whole families by teaching things that they should not teach. They teach those things only to cheat people and make money.

James 3:10

Those praises and curses come from the same mouth! My brothers and sisters, this should not happen.

1 Peter 4:15

Don’t be like a criminal or a person who kills, steals, or bothers other people. A person will suffer for doing those things. None of you should ever suffer like that.