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

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desiring to be teachers of the law, neither understanding what they say nor that which they affirm.

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

There are those who act rich, yet have nothing; and those who act poor, yet have great riches.

A man boasting himself in a false gift is like clouds and wind, but no rain.

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

But a certain man called Simon had long been conjuring in the city, and amazing the nation of Samaria, claiming himself to be some great one.

minding the same thing toward one another, not minding high things, but yielding to the lowly. Do not be wise within yourselves.

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

But concerning the sacrifices to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.

For if anyone thinks himself to be something, being nothing, he deceives himself.

Let no one defraud you, delighting in humility and worship of the angels, intruding into things which he has not seen, without a cause being vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, setting himself forth, that he is God.

traitors, reckless, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

But these, as unreasoning natural brute animals having been born for capture and corruption, speak evil of the things that they do not understand. And they will utterly perish in their own corruption,

But what things they do not know, they speak evil of. And what things they understand naturally, like the animals without reason, they are corrupted by these.

Because you say, I am rich and increased with goods and have need of nothing, and do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked,

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nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies (which provide doubts rather than the nurture of God in faith).

But avoid foolish and unlearned questions, knowing that they give birth to strifes.

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Behold, you fast for strife and debate, and to strike with the fist of wickedness; you shall not fast as you do today, to make your voice to be heard on high.

Therefore dissension and not a little disputation occurring by Paul and Barnabas, they appointed Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.

But to those who indeed disobeying the truth out of self-seeking, and obeying unrighteousness, will be anger and wrath,

Let us walk becomingly, as in the day; not in carousings and drinking; not in co-habitation and lustful acts; not in strife and envy.

And receive him who is weak in the faith, but not to judgments of your thoughts.

For you are yet carnal. For in that there is among you envyings and strife and divisions, are you not carnal, and do you not walk according to men?

But if anyone seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor the churches of God.

For you endure if anyone enslaves you, if anyone devours, if anyone takes from you, if anyone exalts himself, if anyone strikes you in the face.

But if you bite and devour one another, take heed that you are not consumed by one another.

Some indeed even preach Christ because of envy and strife, and some also of good will.

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves.

But avoid foolish questions and genealogies and contentions, and strivings about the Law, for they are unprofitable and vain.

Therefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.

My brothers, what profit is it if a man says he has faith and does not have works? Can faith save him?

From where do wars and fightings among you come? Is it not from this, from your lusts which war in your members?

Therefore laying aside all malice and all guile and hypocrisies and envyings, and all evil speakings,

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A foolish woman is noisy; she is simple and knows nothing.

My son, cease to hear the discipline, only to stray from the words of knowledge.

But if any is ignorant, let him be ignorant.

But avoid foolish and unlearned questions, knowing that they give birth to strifes.