Meddling

He that passeth by, and vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, Islikeone that taketh a dog by the ears.

For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a meddler in other men’s matters:

and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you;

Judge not, that ye be not judged. — read the full passage →

For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.

And withal they learn also to be idle, going about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

but insomuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings, rejoice; that at the revelation of his glory also ye may rejoice with exceeding joy. — read the full passage →

For we hear of some that walk among you disorderly, that work not at all, but are busybodies.

He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; But he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth a matter.

Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.

A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a meddler in other men’s matters: — read the full passage →

In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.

Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbor: I am Jehovah.

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Who art thou that judgest the servant of another? to his own lord he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be made to stand; for the Lord hath power to make him stand.

And one out of the multitude said unto him, Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me. — read the full passage →

but now do ye also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful speaking out of your mouth:

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.

I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men; — read the full passage →

and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them;

Thou shalt not take up a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. — read the full passage →

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Be not manyof youteachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive heavier judgment. — read the full passage →

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which they received of us.

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

For I fear, lest by any means, when I come, I should find you not such as I would, and should myself be found of you such as ye would not; lest by any means there should be strife, jealousy, wraths, factions, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults;

With his mouth the godless man destroyeth his neighbor; But through knowledge shall the righteous be delivered.

And God spake all these words, saying, — read the full passage →

Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips.

Speak not one against another, brethren. He that speaketh against a brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

But thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? or thou again, why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment-seat of God.

And a second like unto it is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

What advantage then hath the Jew? or what is the profit of circumcision? — read the full passage →

I, Jehovah, search the mind, I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.

But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war; and God hath commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.

These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, — read the full passage →

And Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. — read the full passage →

My little children, these things write I unto you that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: — read the full passage →

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

But younger widows refuse: for when they have waxed wanton against Christ, they desire to marry; — read the full passage →

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it; — read the full passage →

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; — read the full passage →

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own;

Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more, things that pertain to this life?

but as it is, I wrote unto you not to keep company, if any man that is named a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one no, not to eat.

Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the threshing-wheel over them.

And it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag; — read the full passage →

And the man said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. — read the full passage →

And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These things saith the first and the last, who was dead, and lived again: — read the full passage →

to the saints and faithful brethren in Christthat areat Colossæ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.

through whom also we have had our access by faith into this grace wherein we stand; and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?

A trespass-offering mocketh fools; But among the upright there is good will.

And it came to pass in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth-lehem-judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. — read the full passage →

having condemnation, because they have rejected their first pledge.

and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.

But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, calledto bean apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, — read the full passage →

Repent ye therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that so there may come seasons of refreshing from the presence of the Lord;

In the mean time, when the many thousands of the multitude were gathered together, insomuch that they trod one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. — read the full passage →

Perceive ye not, that whatsoever goeth into the mouth passeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? — read the full passage →

The rich and the poor meet together: Jehovah is the maker of them all.

And on the seventh day God finished his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

For in many things we all stumble. If any stumbleth not in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.

For there is one God, one mediator also between God and men, himself man, Christ Jesus,

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ; — read the full passage →

Honor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise),

Or know ye not that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world is judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

Now this he spake, signifying by what manner of death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

the same came unto him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that thou doest, except God be with him.

Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →