Parallel Verses
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,
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,
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,
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,
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 anyone teaches otherwise, and consents not to healthful words, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the teaching according to godliness, 4 he has become puffed up, knowing nothing, but morbid about questions and word-battles, out of which come envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, 5 wranglings of men corrupted in mind and bereft of the truth, supposing godliness to be a source of gain.
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Cross References
1 Timothy 1:4
nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies; which, indeed, occasion disputes rather than God's dispensation, which is in faith, so do I now.
1 Timothy 3:6
not a novice; lest, being puffed up, he fall into condemnation of the Devil.
1 Timothy 1:7
wishing to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they confidently affirm.
2 Timothy 2:14
Of these things put them in remembrance, solemnly charging them before God, that they engage not in word-battles to no profit, to the subverting of those who hear.
2 Timothy 2:23
But the foolish and ignorant questionings reject, knowing that they beget strifes;
2 Timothy 3:4
traitors, reckless, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;
Titus 3:9
But shun foolish questionings, and genealogies, and strife, and contentions about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
Acts 8:9
But a certain man, Simon by name, was in the city before, using sorcery, and astonishing the nation of Samaria, affirming himself to be some great one;
Acts 8:21-23
You have no part nor lot in this matter; for your heart is not right before God.
Acts 15:2
And, when Paul and Barnabas had no little dissension and discussion with them, they arranged that Paul and Barnabas and some others of them should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders, concerning this question.
Acts 18:15
but, if they are questions about a word, and names, and your own law, ye yourselves shall see to it. I am not disposed to be a judge of such matters."
Romans 2:8
but to those who are contentious, and obey not the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there shall be wrath and indignation,
Romans 12:16
thinking the same thing one toward another; minding not lofty things, but being carried along with the lowly. Be ye not wise in your own conceits;
Romans 13:13
As in the day, let us walk becomingly; not in revellings and drunkenness, not in lewdness and wantonness, not in strife and jealousy;
Romans 14:1
But him that is weak in the faith receive ye, yet not for decisions of scruples.
1 Corinthians 3:3
for ye are yet carnal; for whereas there is among you jealousy and strife, are ye not carnal, and do ye not walk as men?
1 Corinthians 3:18
Let no one deceive himself. If any one among you thinks that he is wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.
1 Corinthians 8:1-2
Now, concerning the things sacrificed to idols, we know because we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
1 Corinthians 11:16
But, if any man seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the assemblies of God.
1 Corinthians 11:18
For, first, when ye come together in an assembly, I hear that divisions exist 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 you captive, 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, enmities, strifes, jealousies, wraths, factions, divisions, parties,
Galatians 5:26
Let us not become vain-glorious, provoking one another, envying one another.
Galatians 6:3
For, if any one thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
Philippians 1:15
Some, indeed, preach Christ even because of envy and strife; and some also of good-will;
Philippians 2:3
doing nothing through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind, each esteeming others better than himself;
Philippians 2:14
Do all things without murmurings and disputings;
Colossians 2:18
Let no one rob you of your prize, wishing to do it in humility and in a worshipping of angels, speculating about the things which he has seen, being vainly puffed up by the mind of his flesh,
2 Thessalonians 2:4
he that opposes himself against, and exalts himself above, all that is called God, or that is worshiped; so that he sits in the temple of God, exhibiting himself as God.
James 1:19
Ye know this, my beloved brethren; but let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;
James 2:14-18
What profit is it, my brethren, if anyone says he has faith, but has not works; can such faith save him?
James 4:1-2
Whence are wars, and whence are battles among you? Are they not hence, even of your pleasures that war in your members?
James 4:5-6
Or do ye think that the Scripture says in vain, "The spirit that dwells in us has jealous longings?"
1 Peter 2:1-2
Having, therefore, put away all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisy, and envies, and all evil speakings,
2 Peter 2:12
But these, as irrational creatures, born naturally for capture and destruction, railing in matters of which they are ignorant, shall in their destruction be also destroyed,
2 Peter 2:18
For, uttering great swelling words of vanity, they entice, in desires of the flesh, by their lasciviousness, those just escaping from those who live in error;
Jude 1:10
But these rail at such things as they know not; and what they understand naturally, as the irrational animals, in these things they are corrupted.
Jude 1:16
These are murmurers, complainers, walking according to their own desires; and their mouth speaks great swelling words; admiring men's persons, for the sake of profit.
Revelation 3:17
Because you say, 'I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing'; and do not know that you are the wretched one, and pitiable, and poor, and blind, and naked!