1 Timothy 6:5

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Summary

Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.

Perverse, etc

1 Timothy 1:6

1 Corinthians 11:16

Men

Supposing

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Romans 16:17

2 Thessalonians 3:6

2 Timothy 3:5

General references

Bible References

Perverse, etc

Some have strayed from these and turned away to empty discussion.

If anyone intends to quarrel about this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.

Men

In the same way, every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.

"Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.

Now this is the basis for judging: that the light has come into the world and people loved the darkness rather than the light, because their deeds were evil.

So I say this, and insist in the Lord, that you no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.

and then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will destroy by the breath of his mouth and wipe out by the manifestation of his arrival.

And just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these people -- who have warped minds and are disqualified in the faith -- also oppose the truth.

All is pure to those who are pure. But to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their minds and consciences are corrupted.

See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has an evil, unbelieving heart that forsakes the living God.

Watch out, so that you do not lose the things we have worked for, but receive a full reward.

Supposing

Now godliness combined with contentment brings great profit.

not a drunkard, not violent, but gentle, not contentious, free from the love of money.

Gehazi, the prophet Elisha's servant, thought, "Look, my master did not accept what this Syrian Naaman offered him. As certainly as the Lord lives, I will run after him and accept something from him."

The dogs have big appetites; they are never full. They are shepherds who have no understanding; they all go their own way, each one looking for monetary gain.

"That is because, from the least important to the most important of them, all of them are greedy for dishonest gain. Prophets and priests alike, all of them practice deceit.

So I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. For from the least important to the most important of them, all of them are greedy for dishonest gain. Prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit.

They come to you in crowds, and they sit in front of you as my people. They hear your words, but do not obey them. For they talk lustfully, and their heart is set on their own advantage.

And he said to them, "It is written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you are turning it into a den of robbers!"

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Now Simon, when he saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, offered them money,

For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought a great deal of business to the craftsmen.

who must be silenced because they mislead whole families by teaching for dishonest gain what ought not to be taught.

And in their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation pronounced long ago is not sitting idly by; their destruction is not asleep.

Woe to them! For they have traveled down Cain's path, and because of greed have abandoned themselves to Balaam's error; hence, they will certainly perish in Korah's rebellion.

For all the nations have fallen from the wine of her immoral passion, and the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have gotten rich from the power of her sensual behavior."

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Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who create dissensions and obstacles contrary to the teaching that you learned. Avoid them!

But we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who lives an undisciplined life and not according to the tradition they received from us.

They will maintain the outward appearance of religion but will have repudiated its power. So avoid people like these.

General references

so that they cannot teach you all the abhorrent ways they worship their gods, causing you to sin against the Lord your God.

If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will stray from the words of knowledge.

If someone does not recognize this, he is not recognized.

But reject foolish and ignorant controversies, because you know they breed infighting.