Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
Unprofitable
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Bible References
Avoid
Titus 1:14
not devoting themselves to Jewish myths and the commands of people who turn away from the truth.
1 Timothy 1:3
As I urged you when I was going to Macedonia, remain at Ephesus so that you may charge certain persons not to teach any different doctrine,
1 Timothy 4:7
Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths. Rather train yourself for godliness;
2 Timothy 2:23
Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.
Unprofitable
Job 15:3
Should he argue in unprofitable talk, or in words with which he can do no good?
1 Corinthians 8:1
Now concerningfood offered to idols: we know that "all of us possess knowledge." This "knowledge"puffs up, but love builds up.
1 Corinthians 13:2
And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
2 Timothy 2:14
Remind them of these things, and charge them before Godnot to quarrel about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers.
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2 Timothy 2:23
Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.