1 Timothy 5:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 (KJV), 1611
1 Timothy 5:13 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Timothy 5:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
1 Timothy 5:13 — World English Bible
1 Timothy 5:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And withal they learn also to be idle, going about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not. ”
1 Timothy 5:13 — American Standard Version
1 Timothy 5:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and at the same time also, they learn <FI>to be<Fi> idle, going about the houses; and not only idle, but also tattlers and busybodies, speaking the things they ought not;”
1 Timothy 5:13 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Timothy 5:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And, at the same time, they learn also [to be] idle, going about to people's houses; and not only idle, but also gossipers and meddlers, speaking things not becoming. ”
1 Timothy 5:13 — Darby Translation
1 Timothy 5:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And likewise also being idle they learne to goe about from house to house: yea, they are not onely ydle, but also pratlers and busibodies, speaking things which are not comely.”
1 Timothy 5:13 — Geneva Bible
1 Timothy 5:13 in Context — 1 Timothy 5
11 But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;
12 Having damnation, because they have cast off their first faith.
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.
14 I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
15 For some are already turned aside after Satan.
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