1 Timothy 6:4

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Summary

He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

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1 Timothy 1:4

2 Timothy 2:23

Words

General references

1 Corinthians 14:38

2 Timothy 2:23

Bible References

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wishing to be teachers of the law, not knowing either what they are saying, or concerning what things they do affirm.

not a novice, lest being puffed up he may fall into the condemnation of the devil.

And a certain man, by name Simon, was formerly practicing magic in the city, and bewitching the nation of Samaria, saying that himself was some great man:

Have the same mind toward one another, not thinking high things, but condescending to the humble. Be not wise in your own conceits.

Let no one deceive himself. If any one seems to be wise among you in this age, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

But concerning things offered to idols: we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but divine love builds up.

For if any one seems to be something, being nothing, he deceives himself.

Let no one purposely rob you of your prize by humiliation and worship of the angels, trusting in those things which he has seen, being vainly puffed up by the mind of his depravity,

the one opposing and exalting himself above everything that is called God or divinity; so that he sits in the temple of God, showing himself off that he is God.

traitors, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

But these, like irrational animals having been born naturally for capture and destruction, blaspheming those things in which they are ignorant; in their own corruption they will indeed corrupt themselves;

But these blaspheme so many things as they know not: and so many things as they understand naturally, like irrational animals, in these they are corrupted.

Because you are saying, That I am rich, and have increased in riches, and have need as to nothing, and do you not know that you are miserable, and pitiful, and poor, and blind, and naked?

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nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which present questions, rather than the economy of God which is in faith:

But reject foolish and undisciplinary questions, knowing that they gender strife.

Words

And there being no small contention and disputation to Paul and Barnabas against them, they delegated Paul and Barnabas, and certain others of them, to go up to the apostles and elders in Jerusalem concerning this question.

but to those who are of self-seeking, and disobedient to the truth, but obedient to unrighteousness, there are indignation and wrath.

Let us walk circumspectly, as in the day; not with revelries and drunkenness, not with debaucheries and impurities, not in strife and envy:

But receive to yourselves him who is weak in faith, not into disputations of doubtful matters.

for ye are yet carnal. For where there are envy and strife among you, are you not carnal, and walking about according to man?

If any one seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor do the churches of God.

for you bear with them, if any one enslaves you, if any one devours you, if any one captures you, if any one is exalted against you, if any one smites you in the face.

But if you bite and devour one another, take heed that you may not be consumed one of another.

Some indeed through envy and strife, and some through good will, are preaching Christ:

that nothing is to be according to self-seeking nor according to vain glory, but in humility esteeming one another better than yourselves;

but reject foolish questions, and genealogies, and strife, and controversies about law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

Know, my beloved brethren; but let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow toward wrath:

But what is it profitable, my brethren, if one may say he has faith, but has not works? whether is faith able to save him?

Whence come wars and whence come battles within you? are they not from thence, from your pleasures warring in your members?

Therefore having laid aside all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all calumniations;

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but if any one ignores, he is ignored.

But reject foolish and undisciplinary questions, knowing that they gender strife.