Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
But profane, vain babblings shun, for they will advance to greater impiety,
New American Standard Bible
But
King James Version
But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
Holman Bible
But avoid irreverent, empty speech, for this will produce an even greater measure of godlessness.
International Standard Version
However, avoid pointless discussions. For people will become more and more ungodly,
A Conservative Version
But shun profane babblings, for they will advance to greater impiety,
American Standard Version
But shun profane babblings: for they will proceed further in ungodliness,
Amplified
But avoid all irreverent babble and godless chatter [with its profane, empty words], for it will lead to further ungodliness,
An Understandable Version
But avoid worldly, empty chatter, for those who practice it will become more and more ungodly,
Anderson New Testament
But shun profane and vain babblings; for they will make further advance to ungodliness,
Bible in Basic English
But take no part in wrong and foolish talk, for those who do so will go farther into evil,
Common New Testament
Avoid godless chatter, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness,
Daniel Mace New Testament
discountenance such as hold vain irreligious discourse; for they will grow bold in impiety,
Godbey New Testament
But reject the unsanctified empty talks: for they will proceed unto more of ungodliness,
Goodspeed New Testament
Leave worldly, empty phrases alone, for they lead people deeper and deeper into godlessness,
John Wesley New Testament
But avoid profane empty babblings; for they will increase to more ungodliness.
Julia Smith Translation
And avoid profane, empty discourses: for they will proceed to more of profanation.
King James 2000
But shun profane and vain utterances: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But avoid pointless chatter, for it will progress to greater ungodliness,
Modern King James verseion
But shun profane, vain babblings, for they will increase to more ungodliness.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Unghostly and vain voices, pass over. For they shall increase unto greater ungodliness,
Moffatt New Testament
Avoid all that profane jargon, for it leads people still further into irreligion,
Montgomery New Testament
but avoid profane babble; for people will go farther and farther in impiety,
NET Bible
But avoid profane chatter, because those occupied with it will stray further and further into ungodliness,
New Heart English Bible
But shun empty chatter, for they will proceed further in ungodliness,
Noyes New Testament
But shun the profane babblings; for they will go on to a higher degree of ungodliness;
Sawyer New Testament
But profane and vain words, avoid; for they greatly increase impiety,
The Emphasized Bible
But, the profane pratings, shun; for, unto more ungodliness, will they force themselves on;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But profane vain bablings avoid: for they will proceed to greater lengths of impiety.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Avoid profane prattle. Those who indulge in it only get deeper into irreligious ways,
Webster
But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase to more ungodliness.
Weymouth New Testament
But from irreligious and frivolous talk hold aloof, for those who indulge in it will proceed from bad to worse in impiety,
Williams New Testament
Continue shunning worldly, futile phrases, for they lead on to greater depths of godlessness,
World English Bible
But shun empty chatter, for they will proceed further in ungodliness,
Worrell New Testament
But shun the profane babblings, for they will proceed to more ungodliness;
Worsley New Testament
But avoid prophane empty harangues; for they will proceed to more impiety,
Youngs Literal Translation
and the profane vain talkings stand aloof from, for to more impiety they will advance,
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Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Timothy 2:16
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Context Readings
A Worker Approved To God And Not Ashamed
15 Strive diligently to present thyself approved to God, a workman that has not to be ashamed, cutting in a straight line the word of truth. 16 But profane, vain babblings shun, for they will advance to greater impiety, 17 and their word will spread as a gangrene; of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
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Titus 3:9
But foolish questions, and genealogies, and strifes, and contentions about the law, shun; for they are unprofitable and vain.
1 Timothy 6:20
O Timotheus, keep the entrusted deposit, avoiding profane, vain babblings, and oppositions of false-named knowledge,
Ezra 10:10
And Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, Ye have acted unfaithfully, and have taken foreign wives, to increase the trespass of Israel.
Hosea 12:1
Ephraim feedeth on wind, and pursueth after the east wind: all day long he multiplieth lies and desolation; and they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.
1 Corinthians 5:6
Your boasting is not good. Do ye not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump?
1 Corinthians 15:33
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
2 Thessalonians 2:7-8
For the mystery of lawlessness already works; only there is he who restrains now until he be gone,
1 Timothy 4:7
But profane and old wives' fables avoid, but exercise thyself unto piety;
2 Timothy 2:14
Of these things put in remembrance, testifying earnestly before the Lord not to have disputes of words, profitable for nothing, to the subversion of the hearers.
2 Timothy 3:13
But wicked men and juggling impostors shall advance in evil, leading and being led astray.
Titus 1:11
who must have their mouths stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which ought not to be taught for the sake of base gain.
Titus 1:14
not turning their minds to Jewish fables and commandments of men turning away from the truth.
Hebrews 12:15
watching lest there be any one who lacks the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and many be defiled by it;
2 Peter 2:2
and many shall follow their dissolute ways, through whom the way of the truth shall be blasphemed.
2 Peter 2:18
For while speaking great highflown words of vanity, they allure with the lusts of the flesh, by dissoluteness, those who have just fled those who walk in error,
Revelation 13:3
and one of his heads was as slain to death, and his wound of death had been healed: and the whole earth wondered after the beast.
Revelation 13:14
And it deceives those that dwell upon the earth by reason of the signs which it was given to it to work before the beast, saying to those that dwell upon the earth to make an image to the beast, which has the wound of the sword, and lived.