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Thomas Haweis New Testament
But profane vain bablings avoid: for they will proceed to greater lengths of 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,
Darby Translation
But profane, vain babblings shun, for they will advance to greater 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;
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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A Worker Approved To God And Not Ashamed
15 Be diligent to present thyself before God approved, a workman that need not blush, rightly dividing the word of truth. 16 But profane vain bablings avoid: for they will proceed to greater lengths of impiety. 17 And their discourse will eat like as a gangrene; of whom are Hymeneus and Philetus;
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Titus 3:9
But foolish disquisitions, and genealogies, and disputes, and contentions about the law avoid; for they are unprofitable and vain.
1 Timothy 6:20
O Timothy, guard the sacred deposit, avoiding profane trifling talk, and antitheses of misnamed science:
1 Corinthians 5:6
Your glorying is not good: know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole mass?
1 Corinthians 15:33
Be not deceived: evil conversations corrupt good manners.
2 Thessalonians 2:7-8
For the mystery of iniquity is already powerfully working; only he that withholdeth hitherto, will do so till he is removed.
1 Timothy 4:7
But profane and antiquated fables reject, but exercise thyself unto godliness.
2 Timothy 2:14
Put them in mind of these things, adjuring them before the Lord not to quarrel about words of no use, but tending to the perversion of the audience.
2 Timothy 3:13
But wicked men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and deceived.
Titus 1:11
whose mouths ought to be muzzled, who pervert whole families, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of base gain.
Titus 1:14
not attending to Jewish fables, and injunctions of men, who have turned away from the truth.
Hebrews 12:15
carefully observing lest any of you fail of attaining the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and by it many be defiled;
2 Peter 2:2
And many will go out of the way after their fatal errors; by means of whom the way of truth will be injuriously reviled.
2 Peter 2:18
Uttering pompous discourses of inanity, ensnaring by the lusts of the flesh, by lascivious impurities, those who had truly escaped from such as live in a course of delusion.
Revelation 13:3
And I saw one of his heads as if wounded unto death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the earth wondered after the beast.
Revelation 13:14
and deceiveth the inhabitants of the earth by the signs, which he is enabled to perform before the beast, saying to the dwellers upon the earth, that they should make an image for the beast who had the stroke of the sword, and survived.