1 Timothy 5:14 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769

I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.

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Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

So I would have younger [widows] marry, bear children, guide the household, [and] not give opponents of the faith occasion for slander or reproach.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

So I want younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their homes so that they won’t give the enemy any reason to slander us. (

Catholic Public Domain Version

Therefore, I want the younger women to marry, to procreate children, to be mothers of families, to provide no ready opportunity for the adversary to speak evil.