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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desiring to be teachers of the law, not understanding what they say nor about what they make confident assertions.

And there was a man by the name of Simon who formerly practised magic in that city, and astonished the nation of Samaria, saying that he was some great person,

Desire the same thing one for another; desire not the high, but be satisfied with the humble. Be not wise in your own conceit.

Let no one deceive himself; if any one seems to be wise among you in this life, let him be a fool, that he may be wise.

And concerning things offered to idols we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.

For if any one thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

Let no one wishing [it] deprive you of your reward by humility and a worship of angels, intruding into what he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his carnal mind,

who opposes and exalts himself above every thing that is called a god or an object of worship, so that he sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.

traitors, rash, boasters, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God,

but these, like irrational animals, brutes made to be taken and destroyed, reviling things which they do not understand, will also be destroyed in their depravity,

But these blaspheme what they do not understand, and what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in these things they corrupt themselves.

For you say, I am rich and have become rich and have need of nothing, and know not that you are miserable, and pitiable, and poor, and blind, and naked.

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nor attend to myths or interminable genealogies, which occasion disputes rather than a dispensation of God by faith, [do.]

But foolish and trifling disputes avoid, knowing that they produce contentions;

Words

There being therefore no little dissension and disputation of Paul and Barnabas with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas and some others of them should go up to the apostles and elders at Jerusalem, concerning this question.

but to those who are contentions and disobey the truth, and obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath.

Let us walk becomingly, as in the day; not in revelries and drinking, not in lewdness and excesses, not in strife and envy;

RECEIVE the weak in faith, not to doubtful reasonings.

for you are yet carnal. For when there is envy and strife among you are you not carnal and walk as men?

But if any one is disposed to be contentious, we have no such custom neither have the churches of God.

for you endure it if any one reduces you to servitude, if any one devours you, if any one takes from you, if any one exalts himself against you, if any one beats you in the face.

But if you bite and devour one another, see that you be not consumed one by another.

For some indeed preach Christ because of envy and strife, and some also because of good will;

Do nothing in strife or vain glory, but in humility let each esteem others better than himself,

But foolish questions, and genealogies, and strifes and contentions about the law, avoid; for they are unprofitable and vain.

Understand, my beloved brothers, and let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;

What is the profit, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has not works? Can faith save him?

Whence come wars and contentions among you? Come they not thence, from your pleasures that war in your members?

Laying aside therefore all malice and all deceit and hypocrisies and envies and all evil speakings,

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but if any one is ignorant, let him be ignorant.

But foolish and trifling disputes avoid, knowing that they produce contentions;