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Busybody (3 Occurrences)

1 Peter 4:15 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. (KJV)

Proverbs 11:13 A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter. (YLT)

Proverbs 20:19 A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver 'with' his lips make not thyself surety. (YLT)

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Busybody (3 Occurrences)
... person. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. BUSYBODY. biz'-i ... 13). Henry E. Dosker.
Multi-Version Concordance Busybody (3 Occurrences). 1 Peter ...
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Revealer (4 Occurrences)
... Revealer (4 Occurrences). Proverbs 20:19 A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody,
And for a deceiver 'with' his lips make not thyself surety. (YLT). ...
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Revealing (7 Occurrences)
... See RSV). Proverbs 11:13 A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the
faithful of spirit is covering the matter. (YLT). Proverbs ...
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Evildoer (9 Occurrences)
... 1 Peter 4:15 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. (KJV DBY NAS). ...
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Deceiver (9 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV). Proverbs 20:19 A revealer of secret counsels
is the busybody, And for a deceiver 'with' his lips make not thyself surety. ...
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Martha (12 Occurrences)
... The one was a well-meaning, bustling busybody; the other was a reverent disciple,
a wistful listener." Paul had such a picture as that of Martha in his mind ...
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Meddler (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) One who meddles; one who interferes or busies himself
with things in which he has no concern; an officious person; a busybody. ...
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Busy-bodies (2 Occurrences)
Busy-bodies. << Busybodies, Busy-bodies. Busybody >>. Multi-Version Concordance ...
(WBS). << Busybodies, Busy-bodies. Busybody >>. Reference Bible.
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Busy-body (1 Occurrence)
Busy-body. << Busybody, Busy-body. But >>. Multi-Version Concordance Busy-body
(1 Occurrence). ... (WBS). << Busybody, Busy-body. But >>. Reference Bible.
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Counsels (22 Occurrences)
... (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV). Proverbs 20:19 A revealer of secret counsels
is the busybody, And for a deceiver 'with' his lips make not thyself surety. ...
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Greek
4021. periergos -- overly careful, curious, meddling, subst. a ...
... a busybody. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: periergos Phonetic Spelling:
(per-ee'-er-gos) Short Definition: a busybody, curious, magical Definition ...
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4020. periergazomai -- to waste one's labor about (a thing)
... thing). Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: periergazomai Phonetic Spelling:
(per-ee-er-gad'-zom-ahee) Short Definition: I overdo, am a busybody Definition: ...
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244. allotriepiskopos -- one who meddles in things alien to his ...
... Usage troublesome meddler (1). busybody in others' matters. From allotrios
and episkopos; overseeing others' affairs, ie A meddler ...
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
BUSYBODY

biz'-i-bod-i (periergos, allotrioepiskopos): The word is found twice in Paulinic literature.: 1 Timothy 5:13, "not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies," and 2 Thessalonians 3:11, "work not at all, but are busybodies." It is also found in 1 Peter 4:15 the King James Version (the Revised Version (British and American) "meddler") "or as a busybody in other men's matters." If these passages be coupled with such others as James 3:2-10; James 4:11 Ephesians 4:29, 31 Titus 3:2, it becomes evident that sins against the eighth commandment were as common in the apostolic church as they are today. To this day backbiting is a common trait of oriental peoples. And it is this sin which is so repeatedly warned against by the apostles, as in direct conflict with the ethics of Christianity, and in violation of that spirit of brotherly love and mutual trust which Christ has enjoined on His followers, and which is the very marrow of the outward revelation of the Christian faith (1 Corinthians 13).

Henry E. Dosker

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
(n.) One who officiously concerns himself with the affairs of others; a meddling person.
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