Topic
Busy-Bodies
6 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 2 Kings 14:10Torrey Bring mischief upon themselves
Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory of this, and tarry at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?
- Proverbs 20:3Torrey Fools are
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
- Proverbs 26:17Torrey Bring mischief upon themselves
He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:11Torrey The idle are
For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
- 1 Timothy 5:13Torrey The idle are
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.
- 1 Peter 4:15Torrey Christians must not be
But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters.
In the topical indexes
Texts: Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.