Besides, they also learn to be idle, going about from house to house. Not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things which they ought not.
In these verses, the apostle explains why younger widows are not to be considered for support by the church. One reason Paul gives is that they are prone to seek the gratification of their physical desires (thus growing cold in their service to Christ) and eventually will decide to marry. Vine defines "wax" "to become" (1226) and "wanton" as "lasciviousness" (1220); thus, the young widow’s behavior becomes carnal, which is in opposition to Christ. That such women would "cast off their first faith" indicates that they would fail to keep their priorities straight and forsake that which at one time had been first in their lives.