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.
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Interpretation
Every one brought into any office in the church, should be free from just censure; and many are proper objects of charity, yet ought not to be employed in public services.
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This thought runs through 1 Timothy 5:9-13.