1 Timothy 5 – 6
According to Paul women under the age of 60 who have no children to care for are prone to gossip and cause mischief if they are cared for like older widows. He recommend that single women under 60 without children should marry and take care of children, either by bearing children or caring for the children of a widower husband.
Some if those recommendations may be specific for that time and culture but it’s true that both men and women who are physically mature but are lightly burdened due to minimal familial responsibilities and sufficient resources can easily get caught up in worldly distractions and set poor examples to the rising generation.
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