2 Timothy 2:16

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But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

Remind them of these things, and charge them in the presence of God to avoid disputing about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers.

Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives' tales; rather, train yourself in godliness.

O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge,

and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who reject the truth.

But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and strife and quarrels about the Law, for they are unprofitable and useless.

while evil men and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough?

Do not be deceived: "Bad company corrupts good morals."

For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way.

They must be silenced, because they are upsetting whole families by teaching things they ought not to teach for the sake of sordid gain.

See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness spring up and cause trouble, and by it many become defiled;

And many will follow their licentiousness, and because of them the way of truth will be reviled.

One of its heads seemed to have a fatal wound, but its fatal wound was healed, and the whole earth followed the beast with wonder.

Don't have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know that they produce quarrels.