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They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, quarreling, deceit, and viciousness. They are gossips,

Their wivesWomen">[fn] must also be serious. They must not be gossips, but instead be stable and trustworthy in everything.Titus 2:3;">[xr]

At the same time, they also learn how to be lazy while going from house to house. Not only this, but they even become gossips and keep busy by interfering in other people's lives, saying things they should not say.2 Thessalonians 3:11;">[xr]

Likewise, older women are to show their reverence for God by their behavior. They are not to be gossips or addicted to alcohol, but to be examplesteachers">[fn] of goodness.1 Timothy 2:9-10; 3:11; 1 Peter 3:3-4;">[xr]