1 Timothy 3:11

Good News Translation

Their wives also must be of good character and must not gossip; they must be sober and honest in everything.

Cross References

Psalm 101:5

I will get rid of anyone who whispers evil things about someone else; I will not tolerate anyone who is proud and arrogant.

Psalm 15:3

and who do not slander others. They do no wrong to their friends nor spread rumors about their neighbors.

Psalm 50:20

You are ready to accuse your own relatives and to find fault with them.

Proverbs 10:18

Anyone who hides hatred is a liar. Anyone who spreads gossip is a fool.

Proverbs 25:13

A reliable messenger is refreshing to the one who sends him, like cold water in the heat of harvest time.

Jeremiah 9:4

Everyone must be on guard against their friends, and no one can trust their relatives; for all relatives are as deceitful as Jacob, and everyone slanders their friends.

Ezekiel 44:22

No priest may marry a divorced woman; he is to marry only an Israelite virgin or the widow of another priest.

Leviticus 21:7

A priest shall not marry a woman who has been a prostitute or a woman who is not a virgin or who is divorced; he is holy.

Matthew 4:1

Then the Spirit led Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the Devil.

John 6:70

Jesus replied, “I chose the twelve of you, didn't I? Yet one of you is a devil!”

Romans 1:29

They are filled with all kinds of wickedness, evil, greed, and vice; they are full of jealousy, murder, fighting, deceit, and malice. They gossip

1 Timothy 1:12

I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength for my work. I thank him for considering me worthy and appointing me to serve him,

1 Timothy 3:2

A church leader must be without fault; he must have only one wife, be sober, self-controlled, and orderly; he must welcome strangers in his home; he must be able to teach;

1 Timothy 6:2

Slaves belonging to Christian masters must not despise them, for they are believers too. Instead, they are to serve them even better, because those who benefit from their work are believers whom they love. You must teach and preach these things.

2 Timothy 3:3

they will be unkind, merciless, slanderers, violent, and fierce; they will hate the good;

2 Timothy 4:5

But you must keep control of yourself in all circumstances; endure suffering, do the work of a preacher of the Good News, and perform your whole duty as a servant of God.

Titus 2:3

In the same way instruct the older women to behave as women should who live a holy life. They must not be slanderers or slaves to wine. They must teach what is good,

Titus 3:2

Tell them not to speak evil of anyone, but to be peaceful and friendly, and always to show a gentle attitude toward everyone.

1 Peter 5:8

Be alert, be on watch! Your enemy, the Devil, roams around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.