2 Timothy 2:16

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Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly.

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  • Titus 3:9 : 9 But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, quarrels, and disputes about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless.
  • 1 Tim 6:20 : 20 O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you, avoiding irreverent and empty speech and contradictions from what is falsely called knowledge.
  • Ezra 10:10 : 10 Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, "You have been unfaithful; you have married foreign women, adding to Israel's guilt.
  • Hos 12:1 : 1 Ephraim has surrounded me with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit. But Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the Holy One.
  • 2 Thess 2:7-8 : 7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only the one now restraining it will do so until he is taken out of the way. 8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will destroy with the breath of His mouth and abolish by the splendor of His coming.
  • 1 Tim 4:7 : 7 Reject worldly and silly myths, and instead, train yourself in godliness.
  • Heb 12:15 : 15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.
  • 2 Pet 2:2 : 2 Many will follow their destructive ways, and because of them, the way of truth will be blasphemed.
  • 2 Pet 2:18 : 18 For they utter arrogant, empty words and entice those who are barely escaping from others living in error, by appealing to the lustful desires of the flesh and by debauchery.
  • Rev 13:3 : 3 One of the beast's heads appeared to have been fatally wounded, but its mortal wound was healed. The whole earth marveled and followed the beast.
  • Rev 13:14 : 14 It deceives those who dwell on the earth by the signs it was allowed to perform in the presence of the beast, telling those who live on the earth to make an image to the beast that was wounded by the sword and yet lived.
  • 1 Cor 5:6 : 6 Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough?
  • 1 Cor 15:33 : 33 Do not be deceived: 'Bad company corrupts good morals.'
  • 2 Tim 2:14 : 14 Keep reminding them of these things, and solemnly warn them before God not to quarrel about words. Such arguments are useless and lead to the ruin of those who listen.
  • 2 Tim 3:13 : 13 But wicked people and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
  • Titus 1:11 : 11 They must be silenced because they are upsetting whole households by teaching things they should not for the sake of dishonest gain.
  • Titus 1:14 : 14 not devoting themselves to Jewish myths and human commandments that turn away from the truth.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Tim 6:20-21
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    20O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you, avoiding irreverent and empty speech and contradictions from what is falsely called knowledge.

    21Some, by professing it, have strayed from the faith. Grace be with you. Amen.

  • 2 Tim 2:17
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    17Their teaching will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,

  • 1 Tim 1:6
    77%

    6Some have departed from these and turned aside to meaningless talk.

  • 2 Tim 2:14-15
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    14Keep reminding them of these things, and solemnly warn them before God not to quarrel about words. Such arguments are useless and lead to the ruin of those who listen.

    15Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.

  • Titus 3:9
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    9But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, quarrels, and disputes about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless.

  • 1 Tim 4:7
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    7Reject worldly and silly myths, and instead, train yourself in godliness.

  • 1 Tim 6:3-5
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    3If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness,

    4he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and arguments about words, which result in envy, strife, slander, and evil suspicions.

    5These lead to constant friction among people who are corrupted in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means to profit. Stay away from such people.

  • 2 Pet 2:2-3
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    2Many will follow their destructive ways, and because of them, the way of truth will be blasphemed.

    3In their greed, they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.

  • 2 Pet 2:18
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    18For they utter arrogant, empty words and entice those who are barely escaping from others living in error, by appealing to the lustful desires of the flesh and by debauchery.

  • 1 Tim 1:4
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    4nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculations rather than the stewardship of God that is by faith.

  • 2 Tim 2:23
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    23But avoid foolish and ignorant controversies, because you know they breed quarrels.

  • 1 Tim 4:15
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    15Practice these things, immerse yourself in them, so that your progress may be evident to all.

  • 2 Tim 3:5-7
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    5They will have a form of godliness but deny its power. Stay away from such people.

    6They are the kind who creep into homes and capture weak-willed women who are burdened with sins and led astray by various desires.

    7Always learning but never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

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

  • Titus 1:10-11
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    10For there are many who are rebellious, idle talkers, and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party.

    11They must be silenced because they are upsetting whole households by teaching things they should not for the sake of dishonest gain.

  • Titus 1:14-16
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    14not devoting themselves to Jewish myths and human commandments that turn away from the truth.

    15To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; rather, both their mind and conscience are defiled.

    16They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.

  • 2 Tim 3:9
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    9But they will not get very far because their folly will be clear to everyone, just as the folly of Jannes and Jambres became evident.

  • Jude 1:10-11
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    10These people speak abusively about what they do not understand, and what they do understand by instinct—like unreasoning animals—these are the very things that destroy them.

    11Woe to them! For they have gone the way of Cain, rushed headlong for profit into Balaam’s error, and perished in Korah’s rebellion.

  • Jude 1:18-19
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    18They said to you, 'In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.'

    19These are the ones who cause divisions, worldly, devoid of the Spirit.

  • 2 Tim 4:4
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    4They will turn away from hearing the truth and will turn aside to myths.

  • 2 Pet 2:12
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    12These people, however, are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed. They speak abusively about things they do not understand, and in their destruction, they too will be destroyed.

  • 1 Pet 2:1-2
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    1Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and every kind of slander.

    2Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk so that by it you may grow in your salvation,

  • Titus 2:8
    69%

    8Let your speech be sound and beyond reproach, so that any opponent may be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.

  • Col 2:23
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    23These have an appearance of wisdom in self-made religion, false humility, and severe treatment of the body, but they have no value against the indulgence of the flesh.

  • 2 Pet 2:10
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    10especially those who follow the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. They are bold and arrogant, and they are unafraid to slander celestial beings.

  • Col 2:4
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    4I say this so that no one may deceive you with persuasive arguments.

  • Rom 16:17-18
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    17Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them.

    18For such people are not serving our Lord Christ but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery, they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.

  • 1 Tim 6:11
    69%

    11But you, man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness.

  • 1 Pet 4:4
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    4They are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless, wild living, and they heap abuse on you.

  • 2 Tim 3:13-14
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    13But wicked people and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

    14But you, continue in what you have learned and firmly believed, knowing from whom you have learned it.

  • Jude 1:16
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    16These people are grumblers and complainers, living according to their own desires. Their mouths speak arrogant words, flattering others for their own advantage.

  • 2 Tim 2:21
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    21If anyone cleanses themselves from the latter, they will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.

  • 2 Pet 2:14-15
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    14They have eyes full of adultery, never ceasing from sin. They entice unstable souls and have hearts trained in greed. They are accursed children.

    15They have abandoned the straight way and gone astray. They have followed the way of Balaam, son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness.

  • 2 Pet 3:16
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    16As he does in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. In them, there are some things that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.