Titus 3:9

American Standard Version (1901)

but shun foolish questionings, and genealogies, and strifes, and fightings about law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

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  • 2 Tim 2:14 : 14 Of these things put them in remembrance, charging [them] in the sight of the Lord, that they strive not about words, to no profit, to the subverting of them that hear.
  • 2 Tim 2:23 : 23 But foolish and ignorant questionings refuse, knowing that they gender strifes.
  • Titus 1:14 : 14 not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
  • 2 Tim 2:16 : 16 But shun profane babblings: for they will proceed further in ungodliness,
  • Job 15:3 : 3 Should he reason with unprofitable talk, Or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
  • 1 Cor 8:1 : 1 Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth.
  • 1 Cor 13:2 : 2 And if I have [the gift of] prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
  • 1 Tim 1:3-7 : 3 As I exhorted thee to tarry at Ephesus, when I was going into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge certain men not to teach a different doctrine, 4 neither to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questionings, rather than a dispensation of God which is in faith; [so do I now] . 5 But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned: 6 from which things some having swerved have turned aside unto vain talking; 7 desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor whereof they confidently affirm.
  • 1 Tim 4:7 : 7 but refuse profane and old wives' fables. And exercise thyself unto godliness:

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  • 2 Tim 2:22-24
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    22But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

    23But foolish and ignorant questionings refuse, knowing that they gender strifes.

    24And the Lord's servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing,

  • 1 Tim 1:3-7
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    3As I exhorted thee to tarry at Ephesus, when I was going into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge certain men not to teach a different doctrine,

    4neither to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questionings, rather than a dispensation of God which is in faith; [so do I now] .

    5But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned:

    6from which things some having swerved have turned aside unto vain talking;

    7desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor whereof they confidently affirm.

  • Titus 3:10
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    10A factious man after a first and second admonition refuse;

  • 2 Tim 2:14-16
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    14Of these things put them in remembrance, charging [them] in the sight of the Lord, that they strive not about words, to no profit, to the subverting of them that hear.

    15Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.

    16But shun profane babblings: for they will proceed further in ungodliness,

  • 1 Tim 6:3-5
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    3If any man teacheth a different doctrine, and consenteth not to sound words, [even] the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;

    4he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but doting about questionings and disputes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

    5wranglings of men corrupted in mind and bereft of the truth, supposing that godliness is a way of gain.

  • Titus 3:8
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    8Faithful is the saying, and concerning these things I desire that thou affirm confidently, to the end that they who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men:

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    13This testimony is true. For which cause reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

    14not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

  • 1 Tim 6:20
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    20O Timothy, guard that which is committed unto [thee], turning away from the profane babblings and oppositions of the knowledge which is falsely so called;

  • 1 Tim 4:7-8
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    7but refuse profane and old wives' fables. And exercise thyself unto godliness:

    8for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come.

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    14And let our [people] also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.

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    9holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict the gainsayers.

    10For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision,

  • Heb 13:9
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    9Be not carried away by divers and strange teachings: for it is good that the heart be established by grace; not by meats, wherein they that occupied themselves were not profited.

  • Job 15:3
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    3Should he reason with unprofitable talk, Or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?

  • 1 Tim 1:9-10
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    9as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and unruly, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

    10for fornicators, for abusers of themselves with men, for menstealers, for liars, for false swearers, and if there be any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine; [

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    2to speak evil of no man, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all meekness toward all men.

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  • Rom 16:17
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    17Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them that are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which ye learned: and turn away from them.

  • 2 Tim 3:7
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    7ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

  • 1 Tim 6:11
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    11But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

  • 1 Tim 4:15
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    15Be diligent in these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy progress may be manifest unto all.

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    5holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof: from these also turn away.

  • 2 Tim 3:14
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    14But abide thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them.

  • 2 Tim 3:9
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    9But they shall proceed no further. For their folly shall be evident unto all men, as theirs also came to be.

  • Col 2:22-23
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    22(all which things are to perish with the using), after the precepts and doctrines of men?

    23Which things have indeed a show of wisdom in will-worship, and humility, and severity to the body; [but are] not of any value against the indulgence of the flesh.

  • Eph 5:6
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    6Let no man deceive you with empty words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience.

  • 2 Thess 3:11
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    11For we hear of some that walk among you disorderly, that work not at all, but are busybodies.

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    5And if also a man contend in the games, he is not crowned, except he have contended lawfully.

  • Gal 5:26
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    26Let us not become vainglorious, provoking one another, envying one another.

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    16as also in all [his] epistles, speaking in them of these things; wherein are some things hard to be understood, which the ignorant and unstedfast wrest, as [they do] also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

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  • Rom 2:20
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    20a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having in the law the form of knowledge and of the truth;

  • 1 Sam 12:21
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    21and turn ye not aside; for [then would ye go] after vain things which cannot profit nor deliver, for they are vain.

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    16They profess that they know God; but by their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.