Act 17:21
(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)
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But shun profane {and} vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.
Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
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.
For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane {and} vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: {science: Gr. knowledge}
Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, {and} with the contempt of the proud.
And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed.