Leviticus 19:16
New King James Version
16 You shall not go about as a (A)talebearer among your people; nor shall you (B)take a stand against the life of your neighbor: I am the Lord.
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Leviticus 19:16
New American Standard Bible
16 You shall not go about as (A)a slanderer among your people; and you are not to [a]jeopardize the [b](B)life of your neighbor. I am the Lord.
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- Leviticus 19:16 Lit stand on
- Leviticus 19:16 Lit blood
Leviticus 19:16
Amplified Bible
16 You shall not go around as a gossip among your people, and you are not to act against the life of your neighbor [with slander or false testimony]; I am the Lord.
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1 Timothy 3:11
New King James Version
11 Likewise, their wives must be reverent, not [a]slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.
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- 1 Timothy 3:11 malicious gossips
1 Timothy 3:11
New American Standard Bible
11 [a]Women must likewise be dignified, (A)not malicious gossips, but [b](B)temperate, faithful in all things.
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- 1 Timothy 3:11 I.e., either deacons’ wives or deaconesses
- 1 Timothy 3:11 Or level-headed
1 Timothy 3:11
Amplified Bible
11 [a]Women must likewise be worthy of respect, not malicious gossips, but self-controlled, [thoroughly] trustworthy in all things.
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- 1 Timothy 3:11 In Greek, the same word is used for both woman and wife. This verse may refer specifically to either deacons’ wives or deaconesses, rather than the congregation in general.
1 Timothy 5:13
New King James Version
13 And besides they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house, and not only idle but also gossips and busybodies, saying things which they ought not.
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1 Timothy 5:13
New American Standard Bible
13 At the same time they also learn to be idle, as they go around from house to house; and not merely idle, but also they become (A)gossips and (B)busybodies, talking about (C)things not proper to mention.
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1 Timothy 5:13
Amplified Bible
13 Now at the same time, they also learn to be idle as they go from house to house; and not only idle, but also gossips and [a]busybodies [meddlers in things that do not concern them], talking about things they should not mention.
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- 1 Timothy 5:13 Paul levels the same criticism against the people in 2 Thess 3:10, 11.
Romans 1:29
New King James Version
29 being filled with all unrighteousness, [a]sexual immorality, wickedness, [b]covetousness, [c]maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers,
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- Romans 1:29 NU omits sexual immorality
- Romans 1:29 greed
- Romans 1:29 malice
Romans 1:29
New American Standard Bible
29 people having been filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, and evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice; they are (A)gossips,
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Romans 1:29
Amplified Bible
29 until they were filled (permeated, saturated) with every kind of unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice and mean-spiritedness. They are gossips [spreading rumors],
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