1 Timothy 5:13

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At the same time, they learn to go around from house to house since they have nothing else to do. Not only this, but they also gossip and get involved in other people’s business, saying things they shouldn’t say.

Cross References

Proverbs 11:13

Whoever gossips gives away secrets, but whoever is trustworthy in spirit can keep a secret.

Proverbs 20:19

Whoever goes around as a gossip tells secrets. Do not associate with a person whose mouth is always open.

Proverbs 31:27

She keeps a close eye on the conduct of her family, and she does not eat the bread of idleness.

Proverbs 7:11

She is loud and rebellious. Her feet will not stay at home.

Leviticus 19:16

Never gossip. Never endanger your neighbor’s life. I am the Lord.

Luke 10:7

Stay with the family that accepts you. Eat and drink whatever they offer you. After all, the worker deserves his pay. Do not move around from one house to another.

Acts 20:20

I didn’t avoid telling you anything that would help you, and I didn’t avoid teaching you publicly and from house to house.

Acts 20:30

Some of your own men will come forward and say things that distort the truth. They will do this to lure disciples into following them.

1 Timothy 5:12

They condemn themselves by rejecting the Christian faith, the faith they first accepted.

Titus 1:11

They must be silenced because they are ruining whole families by teaching what they shouldn’t teach. This is the shameful way they make money.

James 3:10

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

1 Peter 4:15

If you suffer, you shouldn’t suffer for being a murderer, thief, criminal, or troublemaker.

3 John 1:10

For this reason, when I come I will bring up what he’s doing. He’s not satisfied with saying malicious things about us. He also refuses to accept the believers ⌞we send⌟ as guests. He even tries to stop others who want to accept them and attempts to throw those people out of the congregation.