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Idle (33 Occurrences)
... 2. (superl.) Not called into active service; not turned to appropriate
use; unemployed; as, idle hours. 3. (superl.) Not employed ...
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Idleness (4 Occurrences)
... (n.) The condition or quality of being idle (in the various senses of that word);
uselessness; fruitlessness; triviality; inactivity; laziness. ...IDLE; IDLENESS. ...
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Lazy (10 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (superl.) Disinclined to action or exertion; averse
to labor; idle; shirking work. ... Exodus 5:17 But he said, "You are idle! ...
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Tale (7 Occurrences)
... the words of a favorite hymn or passage (Psalm 1:2). The disciples considered the
account given by the women in regard to the resurrection as "idle tales" (the ...
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Dream (82 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) A visionary scheme; a wild conceit; an idle fancy; a vagary; a revery; --
in this sense, applied to an imaginary or anticipated state of happiness; as ...
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Standing (334 Occurrences)
... Matthew 20:3 He went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle
in the marketplace. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Solomon (277 Occurrences)
... The idle king living among these idle women, for 1,000 women, with all their idle
and mischievous attendants, filled the palaces and pleasure-houses which he ...
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Gadding (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Gadding (1 Occurrence). 1 Timothy 5:13 Besides,
they also learn to be idle, going about from house to house. ...
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Gossip (7 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) One who runs house to house, tattling and telling news; an idle tattler. ...
8. (vi) To run about and tattle; to tell idle tales. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Gossips (5 Occurrences)
... (See NAS). 1 Timothy 5:13 Besides, they also learn to be idle, going about
from house to house. Not only idle, but also gossips and ...
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Gossipers (1 Occurrence)
... 1 Timothy 5:13 And, at the same time, they learn also to be idle, going about to
people's houses; and not only idle, but also gossipers and meddlers, speaking ...
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Withal (38 Occurrences)
... 1 Timothy 5:13 And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house;
and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things ...
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Wandering (120 Occurrences)
... 1 Timothy 5:13 And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house;
and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things ...
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Idlers (2 Occurrences)
... 1 Timothy 5:13 and at the same time also, they learn 'to be' idle, going about the
houses; and not only idle, but also tattlers and busybodies, speaking the ...
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Tattlers (1 Occurrence)
... 1 Timothy 5:13 And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house;
and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things ...
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Eleventh (19 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Eleventh (19 Occurrences). Matthew 20:6 About the
eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle. ...
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Meddlers (1 Occurrence)
... 1 Timothy 5:13 And, at the same time, they learn also to be idle, going about to
people's houses; and not only idle, but also gossipers and meddlers, speaking ...
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Mention (41 Occurrences)
... (WEY). 1 Timothy 5:13 Besides, they also learn to be idle, going about from
house to house. Not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies ...
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People's (37 Occurrences)
... 1 Timothy 5:13 And, at the same time, they learn also to be idle, going about to
people's houses; and not only idle, but also gossipers and meddlers, speaking ...
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Busybodies (2 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV). 1 Timothy 5:13 Besides, they also learn
to be idle, going about from house to house. Not only ...
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Busy-bodies (2 Occurrences)
... 1 Timothy 5:13 And at the same time they learn to be idle, wandering about from
house to house, and not only idle, but tattlers also, and busy-bodies, speaking ...
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Sloth (3 Occurrences)
... They inhabit South and Central America and Mexico. 4. (vi) To be idle. ... Proverbs
19:15 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger. ...
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Stood (491 Occurrences)
... Matthew 20:6 And about the eleventh hour, having gone forth, he found others standing
idle, and saith to them, Why here have ye stood all the day idle? (YLT). ...
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Merely (30 Occurrences)
... (WEY). 1 Timothy 5:13 Besides, they also learn to be idle, going about from
house to house. Not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies ...
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Mere (56 Occurrences)
... purse, (See NAS). Mark 7:7 But idle is their devotion while they lay down
precepts which are mere human rules.' (WEY). Luke 11:35 ...
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Habit (9 Occurrences)
... (WEY). 1 Timothy 5:13 Besides, they also learn to be idle, going about from
house to house. Not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies ...
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Becoming (75 Occurrences)
... 1 Timothy 5:13 And, at the same time, they learn also to be idle, going about to
people's houses; and not only idle, but also gossipers and meddlers, speaking ...
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Besides (178 Occurrences)
... 1 Timothy 5:13 Besides, they also learn to be idle, going about from house
to house. Not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies ...
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Learn (76 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). 1 Timothy 5:13 Besides, they
also learn to be idle, going about from house to house. Not ...
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Stand (542 Occurrences)
... (DBY YLT). Matthew 20:6 About the eleventh hour he went out, and found others
standing idle. He said to them,'Why do you stand here ...
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Forth (1639 Occurrences)
... Matthew 20:3 And having gone forth about the third hour, he saw others standing
in the market-place idle, (YLT). Matthew 20:5 and they went away. ...
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Render (95 Occurrences)
... (DBY). Matthew 12:36 But I say unto you, that every idle word which men shall say,
they shall render an account of it in judgment-day: (DBY RSV). ...
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Talk (164 Occurrences)
... And he gave him to his mother. (See NIV). Luke 24:11 And these words appeared in
their sight as idle talk; and they disbelieved them. (ASV YLT). ...
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Ought (130 Occurrences)
... Paul's Letter to Titus (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV). 1 Timothy 5:13 Besides,
they also learn to be idle, going about from house to house. ...
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Hour (124 Occurrences)
... Matthew 20:3 He went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle
in the marketplace. (WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Thereof (845 Occurrences)
... (ASV). Matthew 12:36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak,
they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. (KJV ASV). ...
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Empire (8 Occurrences)
... If any form of government, only supreme power would prove effectual amid an enfeebled,
unpopular senate, corrupt and idle commons, and ambitious individuals. ...
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Quota (5 Occurrences)
... You shall not diminish anything of it, for they are idle; therefore they cry,
saying,'Let us go and sacrifice to our God.' (See NAS NIV). ...
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Qualities (7 Occurrences)
... (DBY). 2 Peter 1:8 For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be
not idle nor unfruitful to the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. ...
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Houses (308 Occurrences)
... 1 Timothy 5:13 And, at the same time, they learn also to be idle, going about to
people's houses; and not only idle, but also gossipers and meddlers, speaking ...
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Vagabond (4 Occurrences)
... 3. (a.) Floating about without any certain direction; driven to and fro.
4. (a.) Being a vagabond; strolling and idle or vicious. ...
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Vapor (6 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) Wind; flatulence. 4. (n.) Something unsubstantial, fleeting, or transitory;
unreal fancy; vain imagination; idle talk; boasting. ...
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Vanity (100 Occurrences)
... visionary, unreal, or unsubstantial; fruitless desire or effort; trifling labor
productive of no good; empty pleasure; vain pursuit; idle show; unsubstantial ...
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Vagrant (2 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) One who strolls idly from place to place; one who has no settled habitation;
an idle wanderer; a sturdy beggar; an incorrigible rogue; a vagabond. ...
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Notions (6 Occurrences)
... Colossians 2:8 Take care lest there be some one who leads you away as prisoners
by means of his philosophy and idle fancies, following human traditions and the ...
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Utter (111 Occurrences)
... (See RSV). Matthew 12:36 I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they
will give account of it in the day of judgment. (See RSV). ...
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Unfruitful (8 Occurrences)
... 2 Peter 1:8 For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not
idle nor unfruitful to the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. ...
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Unproductive (5 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). 2 Peter 1:8 For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to
be not idle nor unfruitful to the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. ...
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Jangling (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jangle. 2. (a.) Producing discordant sounds. 3. (n.) Idle
babbling; vain disputation. 4. (n.) Wrangling; altercation. Int. ...
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Jealous (43 Occurrences)
... Acts 17:5 But the jealousy of the Jews was aroused, and, calling to their aid some
ill-conditioned and idle fellows, they got together a riotous mob and filled ...
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Judgment-day (4 Occurrences)
... (DBY). Matthew 12:36 But I say unto you, that every idle word which men shall
say, they shall render an account of it in judgment-day: (DBY). ...
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Jealousy (54 Occurrences)
... Acts 17:5 But the jealousy of the Jews was aroused, and, calling to their aid some
ill-conditioned and idle fellows, they got together a riotous mob and filled ...
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Lewd (37 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Obscene; lustful; lascivious; indecent. 2. (superl.) Belonging to the
lower classes, or the rabble; idle and lawless; bad; vicious. ...
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Leads (64 Occurrences)
... Colossians 2:8 Take care lest there be some one who leads you away as prisoners
by means of his philosophy and idle fancies, following human traditions and the ...
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Liars (14 Occurrences)
... Titus 1:12 One of them, a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans are always liars,
evil beasts, and idle gluttons." (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Live (3203 Occurrences)
... 10. (vt) To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly
or habitually; as, to live an idle or a useful life. 11. ...
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Lounge (1 Occurrence)
... in an indolent manner. 2. (n.) An idle gait or stroll; the state of reclining
indolently; a place of lounging. 3. (n.) A piece of ...
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Glutton (4 Occurrences)
... The Revised Version has "idle gluttons" (margin Greek, "bellies") for "slow bellies"
(Titus 1:12); "gluttonous" "gluttons," for "riotous" (Proverbs 23:20 ...
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Gluttonous (4 Occurrences)
... The Revised Version has "idle gluttons" (margin Greek, "bellies") for "slow bellies"
(Titus 1:12); "gluttonous" "gluttons," for "riotous" (Proverbs 23:20 ...
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Growth (77 Occurrences)
...Idle weeds are fast in growth. 2. (n.) That which has grown or is growing; anything
produced; product; consequence; effect; result. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Gluttons (3 Occurrences)
... Titus 1:12 One of them, a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans are always liars,
evil beasts, and idle gluttons." (WEB WEY ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Wind (180 Occurrences)
... inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing. 18. (n.) Mere breath or
talk; empty effort; idle words. 19. (n.) The dotterel. 20. ...
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Increasing (61 Occurrences)
... 2 Peter 1:8 If these things exist in you, and continually increase, they prevent
your being either idle or unfruitful in advancing towards a full knowledge of ...
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Impose (12 Occurrences)
... You shall not diminish anything of it, for they are idle; therefore they
cry, saying,'Let us go and sacrifice to our God.' (See NAS). ...
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Idiot (1 Occurrence)

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Ill-conditioned (1 Occurrence)
... Acts 17:5 But the jealousy of the Jews was aroused, and, calling to their aid some
ill-conditioned and idle fellows, they got together a riotous mob and filled ...
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Industrious (2 Occurrences)
... a.) Given to industry; characterized by diligence; constantly, regularly, or habitually
occupied; busy; assiduous; not slothful or idle; -- commonly implying ...
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Idly (4 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (adv.) In a idle manner; ineffectually; vainly; lazily;
carelessly; (Obs.) foolishly. Multi-Version Concordance Idly (4 Occurrences). ...
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Fruitless (4 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Productive of no advantage or good effect; vain; idle; useless;
unprofitable; as, a fruitless attempt; a fruitless controversy. ...
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Forget (77 Occurrences)
... (WEB WEY ASV NIV). 3 John 1:10 For this reason, if I come, I shall not forget
his conduct, nor his idle and mischievous talk against us. ...
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Fool (95 Occurrences)
... accouterments. 6. (vi) To play the fool; to trifle; to toy; to spend time in
idle sport or mirth. 7. (vt) To infatuate; to make foolish. ...
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Fancies (3 Occurrences)
... Colossians 2:8 Take care lest there be some one who leads you away as prisoners
by means of his philosophy and idle fancies, following human traditions and the ...
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Tattler
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) One who tattles; an idle talker; one who
tells tales. 2. (n.) Any one of several species of large ...
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Thrum (2 Occurrences)
... (See JPS DBY). Amos 6:5 that sing idle songs to the sound of the viol; that invent
for themselves instruments of music, like David; (See JPS). ...
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Tales (4 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Tales (4 Occurrences). Luke 24:11 And their words seemed
to them as idle tales, and they believed them not. (KJV WBS). ...
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Third (192 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Matthew 20:3 He went out about
the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace. ...
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Theirs (96 Occurrences)
... Titus 1:12 One of their own number--a Prophet who is a countryman of theirs--has
said, "Cretans are always liars, dangerous animals, idle gluttons." (WEY). ...
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Talkative (5 Occurrences)
... Titus 1:10 For there are many that spurn authority--idle, talkative and deceitful
persons, who, for the most part, are adherents of the Circumcision. (WEY). ...
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Rules (160 Occurrences)
... unwashed hands? (BBE). Mark 7:7 But idle is their devotion while they lay down
precepts which are mere human rules.' (WEY BBE NIV). Mark 7 ...
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