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1 Timothy 5:13 KJV
1 Timothy · chapter 5 · verse 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.1 Timothy 5:13 · King James Version
1 Timothy 5:13 in context
11But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;
12Having damnation, because they have cast off their first faith.
13And 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.
14I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
15For some are already turned aside after Satan.
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Key words (Strong's)
- busybodiesperiergosbusy about trifles and neglectful of important matters, esp. busy about other folks'…G4021 →
- speakinglaleōto utter a voice or emit a sound, to speak, to use the tongue or the faculty of speech…G2980 →
- withalhamaat the same time, at once, together, together withG260 →
- learnmanthanōto learn, be apprised, to increase one's knowledge, to be increased in knowledge, to…G3129 →
- aboutperierchomaito go about, of strollers, of wanderers, of navigatorsG4022 →
- houseoikiaa house, an inhabited edifice, a dwelling, the inmates of a house, the family, property…G3614 →
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Directions are here given concerning the taking of widows into the number of those who were employed by the church and had maintenance from the church: Honour widows that are widows indeed. Honour them, that is, maintain them, admit them into office.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 3-16