Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)

Bible References

Spent

Ephesians 5:16
Making good use of the time, because the days are evil.
Colossians 4:5
Be wise in your behaviour to those who are outside, making good use of the time.
2 Thessalonians 3:11
For it has come to our ears that there are some among you whose behaviour is uncontrolled, who do no work at all, but are over-interested in the business of others.
1 Timothy 5:13
And they get into the way of doing no work, going about from house to house; and not only doing no work, but talking foolishly, being over-interested in the business of others, saying things which they have no right to say.
2 Timothy 2:16
But take no part in wrong and foolish talk, for those who do so will go farther into evil,

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain