to be: Proverbs 31:27; 2 Thessalonians 3:6-11
wandering: Leviticus 19:16; Proverbs 20:19; Luke 10:7; Acts 20:20
busybodies: 2 Thessalonians 3:11; 1 Peter 4:15
speaking: Acts 20:30; Titus 1:11; James 3:10
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1 Timothy 5:13
1 Timothy 5:13
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