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1 Timothy 5:14

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
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King James Version

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

English Standard Version

So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander.

New International Version

So I counsel younger widows to marry, to have children, to manage their homes and to give the enemy no opportunity for slander.