7 Bible Verses about Busybodies
Most Relevant Verses
For we hear that there are some among you who walk irresponsibly, not working at all, but interfering with the work of others.
At the same time, they also learn to be idle, going from house to house; they are not only idle, but are also gossips and busybodies, saying things they shouldn’t say.
A person who is passing by and meddles in a quarrel that’s not his
is like one who grabs a dog by the ears.
None of you, however, should suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or a meddler.
For we hear that there are some among you who walk irresponsibly, not working at all, but interfering with the work of others. Now we command and exhort such people by the Lord Jesus Christ that quietly working, they may eat their own food.
It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute,
but any fool can get himself into a quarrel.
You have indeed defeated Edom, and you have become overconfident. Enjoy your glory and stay at home. Why should you stir up such trouble that you fall—you and Judah with you?”