Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

General references

Bible References

Avoid

Titus 1:14
not attending to Jewish myths, and commandments of men who subvert the truth.
1 Timothy 1:3
As I requested you to remain at Ephesus, when going into Macedonia, that you might charge some not to preach another doctrine,
1 Timothy 4:7
but avoid profane and silly myths; exercise yourself in piety;
2 Timothy 2:23
But foolish and trifling disputes avoid, knowing that they produce contentions;

Unprofitable

1 Corinthians 8:1
And concerning things offered to idols we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.
1 Corinthians 13:2
And if I have prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so as to remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing.
2 Timothy 2:14
Call to mind these things, charging [men] before the Lord not to debate about words, to no profit, to the subversion of the hearers.

General references

2 Timothy 2:23
But foolish and trifling disputes avoid, knowing that they produce contentions;