Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
Wandering
Busy-bodies
Speaking
General references
Bible References
To be
Proverbs 31:27
She viewed the goings of her house, and the bread of sloth she will not eat
2 Thessalonians 3:6
And we proclaim to you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, for you to shrink from every brother walking disorderly, and not according to the doctrine which he received of us.
Wandering
Leviticus 19:16
Thou shalt not go a slanderer among thy people; thou shalt not stand upon the blood of thy neighbor: I Jehovah.
Proverbs 20:19
He revealing a secret going about tale-bearing: and thou shalt not intermingle with him embracing his lips.
Luke 10:7
And remain in the same house, eating and drinking the things of them: for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
Acts 20:20
how I concealed nothing of things profitable, not to announce to you, and teach you publicly, and in the houses,
Busy-bodies
2 Thessalonians 3:11
For we hear some walking disorderly among you, working nothing, but occupied unprofitably.
1 Peter 4:15
For let not any of you suffer as a murderer, or thief, or doing evil, or as an inspector, in what pertains to others.
Speaking
Acts 20:30
And of yourselves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to tear away disciples after them.
Titus 1:11
Who must be restrained, who subvert whole houses, teaching what they ought not, for the sake of sordid gain.
James 3:10
Out of the same month comes forth blessing and cursing. There is no need, my brethren, for these things so to be.
General references
Matthew 19:10
His disciples say to him, If the cause of a man is so with the woman, it is not profitable to marry.