1 Timothy 5:14

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“So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.”

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BSBPD

“So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, give no occasion to the adversary for reviling:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“I wish, therefore, younger ones to marry, to bear children, to be mistress of the house, to give no occasion to the opposer to reviling;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Timothy 5:14 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 18:6So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, “Quick! Prepare three seahs of fine flour, knead it, and bake some bread.”
  2. Genesis 18:9“Where is your wife Sarah?” they asked. “There, in the tent,” he replied.
  3. 2 Samuel 12:14Nevertheless, because by this deed you have shown utter contempt for the word of the LORD, the son born to you will surely die.”
  4. Proverbs 14:1Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
  5. Proverbs 31:27She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.
  6. Jeremiah 29:6Take wives and have sons and daughters. Take wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters. Multiply there; do not decrease.
  7. Daniel 6:4Thus the administrators and satraps sought a charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom, but they could find no charge or corruption, because he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption was found in him.
  8. Luke 23:35The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”
  9. Romans 14:13Therefore let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way.
  10. 1 Corinthians 7:8Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.
  11. 2 Corinthians 11:12But I will keep on doing what I am doing, in order to undercut those who want an opportunity to be regarded as our equals in the things of which they boast.
  12. 1 Timothy 2:8Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.
  13. 1 Timothy 4:3They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
  14. 1 Timothy 5:11But refuse to enroll younger widows. For when their passions draw them away from Christ, they will want to marry,
  15. 1 Timothy 6:1All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their masters as fully worthy of honor, so that God’s name and our teaching will not be discredited.
  16. Titus 2:5to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited.
  17. Titus 2:8and wholesome speech that is above reproach, so that anyone who opposes us will be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.
  18. Hebrews 13:4Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
  19. 1 Peter 4:14If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

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