2 Timothy 2:16

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Summary

2 Timothy 2:16

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

Shun

Titus 3:9

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General references

2 Timothy 2:23

Bible References

Shun

Remind men of these things. Charge them before God to avoid idle arguments which do no one any good and only bring destruction on those who listen to them.

But let worldly fictions and old wives' tales alone. Train yourself for the religious life.

Timothy, guard what has been intrusted to you. Keep away from the worldly, empty phrases and contradictions of what they falsely call knowledge,

and not study Jewish fictions or commands given by men who reject the truth.

But have nothing to do with foolish controversies, pedigrees, strife, and wrangles about the Law, for they are profitless and futile.

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and bad men and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving others and deceived themselves.

Certainly this is nothing for you to boast of. Do you not know that a little yeast will affect all the dough?

Do not be misled. Bad company ruins character.

For disobedience is already secretly at work, but only until he who is now holding it in check is gotten out of the way.

They must be silenced, for such men upset whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach, for the sake of dishonest gain.

Be careful that no one fails to gain God's favor, or some poisonous root may come up to trouble and contaminate you all??16 some immoral or godless person like Esau, who sold his very birthright for one single meal.

Many people will follow their immoral ways, and they will cause the true way to be maligned.

One of its heads seemed to have received a mortal wound, but its mortal wound had been healed. And the whole earth followed the animal in wonder,

General references

Avoid foolish, crude speculations; you know they only lead to quarrels,