Parallel Verses
Noyes New Testament
he is puffed up with pride, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, from which cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,
New American Standard Bible
he is
King James Version
He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,
Holman Bible
he is conceited, understanding nothing, but has a sick interest in disputes and arguments over words.
International Standard Version
he is a conceited person and does not understand anything. He has an unhealthy craving for arguments and debates. This produces jealousy, rivalry, slander, evil suspicions,
A Conservative Version
he is puffed up, understanding nothing, but doting about disputes and word controversies, from which develop envy, strife, revilings, evil surmisings,
American Standard Version
he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but doting about questionings and disputes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,
Amplified
he is conceited and woefully ignorant [understanding nothing]. He has a morbid interest in controversial questions and disputes about words, which produces envy, quarrels, verbal abuse, evil suspicions,
An Understandable Version
that person is conceited. He does not understand anything, but has an unhealthy concern for controversy and arguments over words, which produce envy, dissension, abusive language, evil suspicions,
Anderson New Testament
he is mad with conceit, knowing nothing, but has a morbid fondness for questions and contentions about words, out of which come envy, strife, railing, evil suspicions,
Bible in Basic English
He has an over-high opinion of himself; being without knowledge, having only an unhealthy love of questionings and wars of words, from which come envy, fighting, cruel words, evil thoughts,
Common New Testament
he is conceited and understands nothing; but he has a morbid interest in controversial questions and disputes about words, which produce envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions,
Daniel Mace New Testament
he is full of pride and ignorance, touch'd with a spirit of chicanery and wrangling, productive of envy, contention, calumny,
Darby Translation
he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but sick about questions and disputes of words, out of which arise envy, strife, injurious words, evil suspicions,
Godbey New Testament
he has been inflated, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and controversies, from which come envy, strife, blasphemies, evil surmisings,
Goodspeed New Testament
is a conceited, ignorant person, with a morbid craving for speculations and arguments which result only in envy, quarreling, abuse, base suspicions,
John Wesley New Testament
He is puffed up, knowing nothing, but being sick of questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, contention, evil speakings,
Julia Smith Translation
He has been proud, knowing nothing, but sick about questions and disputes of words, of which is envy, strife, slanders, evil conjectures,
King James 2000
He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting over questions and disputes of words, out of which comes envy, strife, railings, evil suspicions,
Lexham Expanded Bible
he is conceited, understanding nothing, but having a morbid interest concerning controversies and disputes about words, from which come envy, strife, slanders, evil suspicions,
Modern King James verseion
he is proud, knowing nothing. He is sick concerning doubts and arguments, from which comes envy, strife, evil speakings, evil suspicions,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
he is puffed up and knoweth nothing: but wasteth his brains about questions, and strife of words, whereof spring envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings
Moffatt New Testament
is a conceited, ignorant creature, with a morbid passion for controversy and argument which only leads to envy, dissension, insults, insinuations,
Montgomery New Testament
he is puffed up with conceit and knows nothing, but is doting about disputations and a strife of words. These give rise to envy, quarrels, railings, evil suspicions,
NET Bible
he is conceited and understands nothing, but has an unhealthy interest in controversies and verbal disputes. This gives rise to envy, dissension, slanders, evil suspicions,
New Heart English Bible
he is conceited, knowing nothing, but obsessed with arguments, disputes, and word battles, from which come envy, strife, reviling, evil suspicions,
Sawyer New Testament
he is blinded and knows nothing, but has a sickly longing for debates and wars of words, from which arise envy, contention, blasphemies, evil suspicions,
The Emphasized Bible
He is beclouded, knowing, nothing, rightly, but is diseased about questionings, and word-battles - out of which spring envy, strife, defamations, wicked surmising,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
he is conceited, knowing nothing, but delirious with disputes and quarrels about words, from whence come wrath, contentions, evil speakings, wrong suspicions,
Twentieth Century New Testament
is puffed up with conceit, not really knowing anything, but having a morbid craving for discussions and arguments. Such things only give rise to envy, quarreling, recriminations, base suspicions,
Webster
He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, from which cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,
Weymouth New Testament
he is puffed up with pride and has no true knowledge, but is crazy over discussions and controversies about words which give rise to envy, quarrelling, revilings, ill-natured suspicions,
Williams New Testament
he is a conceited ignoramus with a morbid appetite for discussions and controversies which lead to envy, quarreling, abuse, base suspicions,
World English Bible
he is conceited, knowing nothing, but obsessed with arguments, disputes, and word battles, from which come envy, strife, insulting, evil suspicions,
Worrell New Testament
he has become puffed up, knowing nothing, but morbid about questions and word-battles, out of which come envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,
Worsley New Testament
he is proud, knowing nothing, but is delirious about questions and strifes of words: from which cometh envy, contention, calumnies, wicked suspicions, perverse debates of men corrupted in mind,
Youngs Literal Translation
he is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and word-striving, out of which doth come envy, strife, evil-speakings, evil-surmisings,
Themes
Company » Who not to have company with
Doctrines of the The Gospel » Those who oppose are » Proud
Doctrines of the The Gospel » Those who oppose are » Doting about questions, &c
Doctrines of the The Gospel » Those who oppose are » Ignorant
false Doctrines » Teachers of, are described as » Proud and ignorant
Envy » Produced by foolish disputations
Knowledge » Who has no knowledge
Pride » Characteristic of » False teachers
Pride/arrogance » Who is proud
The Proud » General references to
Questions » Foolish to be avoided
Slander » Includes » Evil surmising
Strife » Excited by » Curious questions
Strife » Causes of » Foolish questions
teaching » Those that teach doctrines contrary to Christ’s
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Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Timothy 6:4
Prayers for 1 Timothy 6:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
False Teachers And The Love Of Money
3 If any one teacheth other doctrine, and assenteth not to sound words, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness, 4 he is puffed up with pride, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, from which cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, 5 incessant disputings of men corrupted in their minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that godliness is gain.
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Cross References
1 Timothy 1:4
nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which occasion disputes rather than promote Gods dispensation which is in faith, [so I do now.]
1 Timothy 3:6
not a new convert, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the Devil;
1 Timothy 1:7
desiring to be teachers of the Law, understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.
2 Timothy 2:14
Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord not to carry on a strife of words, to no useful purpose, but rather to the subverting of the hearers.
2 Timothy 2:23
But the foolish and ignorant questionings avoid, knowing that they gender quarrels;
2 Timothy 3:4
betrayers, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;
Titus 3:9
but avoid foolish questionings, and genealogies, and strifes, and contentions about the Law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
Acts 8:9
But before their arrival a certain man, named Simon, was in the city, a man practising sorcery, and amazing the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was some great person;
Acts 8:21-23
Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter; for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
Acts 15:2
But when Paul and Barnabas had had no small dissension and debate with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain others of them, should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.
Acts 18:15
but if it be questions of doctrine, and names, and your law, look to it yourselves; I will not be a judge of these matters.
Romans 2:8
but to those who are contentious, and disobedient to the truth; but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and indignation.
Romans 12:16
Be of one mind among yourselves. Set not your minds on high things, but content yourselves with what is humble. Be not wise in your own conceits.
Romans 13:13
Let us walk becomingly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in lewdness and wantonness, not in strife and envy;
Romans 14:1
Him that is weak in his faith receive with kindness, and not to pass judgment on his thoughts.
1 Corinthians 3:3
for ye are yet unspiritual. For while there is among you rivalry and strife, are ye not unspiritual, and walking after the manner of men?
1 Corinthians 3:18
Let no one deceive himself; if any one thinketh himself wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.
1 Corinthians 8:1-2
Now concerning the things offered in sacrifice to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth;
1 Corinthians 11:16
But if any one seemeth to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor the churches of God.
1 Corinthians 11:18
For in the first place, when ye come together in assembly of the church, I hear that there are divisions among you; and I partly believe it;
2 Corinthians 11:20
for ye bear with it, if one brings you into bondage, if one devours you, if one takes from you, if one exalts himself, if one smites you on the face.
Galatians 5:15
But if ye bite and devour one another, beware lest ye be consumed by one another.
Galatians 5:20-21
idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, strife, rivalry, outbursts of wrath, cabals, divisions, factions,
Galatians 5:26
Let us not become vainglorious, provoking one another, envying one another.
Galatians 6:3
For if a man thinketh himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
Philippians 1:15
Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from good will.
Philippians 2:3
doing nothing in the spirit of faction, or in the spirit of vainglory, but in humility esteeming others as better than yourselves;
Philippians 2:14
Do all things without murmurings and doubts;
Colossians 2:18
Let no one defraud you of the prize, desiring to do it in humiliation and worshipping of the angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, puffed up without reason by the mind of his own flesh,
2 Thessalonians 2:4
he that opposeth and exalteth himself above every one that is called God, or worthy of worship, so that he sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself to be God.
James 1:19
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.
James 2:14-18
What doth it profit, my brethren, if any one say that he hath faith, and have not works? Can his faith save him?
James 4:1-2
Whence are wars and whence are fightings among you? Are they not hence, from your lusts that war in your members?
James 4:5-6
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, "Zealously doth the Spirit, which made its abode in us, long for us"?
1 Peter 2:1-2
Laying aside therefore all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all slander,
2 Peter 2:12
but these, as brute beasts, by nature born to be taken and destroyed, railing at things which they understand not, shall even perish in their own corruption,
2 Peter 2:18
For speaking great swelling words of vanity, they allure in the lusts of the flesh, by dissolute ways, such as were in some measure escaping from those who live in error;
Jude 1:10
But these rail at the things which they know not; but what things they understand naturally, as brute beasts, in these they corrupt themselves.
Jude 1:16
These are murmurers, complaining of their lot, walking according to their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words; admiring mens persons, for the sake of profit.
Revelation 3:17
Because thou sayest, I am rich, and have gotten wealth, and have need of nothing, and knowest not that thou art the wretched and the pitiable one, and poor, and blind, and naked,