1 Timothy 4:7

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

and the profane and old women's fables reject thou, and exercise thyself unto piety,

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  • 1 Tim 1:4 : 4 nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, that cause questions rather than the building up of God that is in faith: --
  • 2 Tim 2:16 : 16 and the profane vain talkings stand aloof from, for to more impiety they will advance,
  • Titus 2:12 : 12 teaching us, that denying the impiety and the worldly desires, soberly and righteously and piously we may live in the present age,
  • Titus 3:9 : 9 and foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about law, stand away from -- for they are unprofitable and vain.
  • Heb 5:14 : 14 and of perfect men is the strong food, who because of the use are having the senses exercised, unto the discernment both of good and of evil.
  • 2 Pet 1:5-8 : 5 And this same also -- all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge, 6 and in the knowledge the temperance, and in the temperance the endurance, and in the endurance the piety, 7 and in the piety the brotherly kindness, and in the brotherly kindness the love; 8 for these things being to you and abounding, do make `you' neither inert nor unfruitful in regard to the acknowledging of our Lord Jesus Christ,
  • Acts 24:16 : 16 and in this I do exercise myself, to have a conscience void of offence toward God and men always.
  • 2 Tim 2:23 : 23 and the foolish and uninstructed questions be avoiding, having known that they beget strife,
  • 2 Tim 3:12 : 12 and all also who will to live piously in Christ Jesus shall be persecuted,
  • 2 Tim 4:4 : 4 and indeed, from the truth the hearing they shall turn away, and to the fables they shall be turned aside.
  • Titus 1:14 : 14 not giving heed to Jewish fables and commands of men, turning themselves away from the truth;
  • 1 Tim 2:10 : 10 but -- which becometh women professing godly piety -- through good works.
  • 1 Tim 3:16 : 16 and, confessedly, great is the secret of piety -- God was manifested in flesh, declared righteous in spirit, seen by messengers, preached among nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory!
  • 1 Tim 6:11 : 11 and thou, O man of God, these things flee, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness;
  • 1 Tim 6:20 : 20 O Timotheus, the thing entrusted guard thou, avoiding the profane vain-words and opposition of the falsely-named knowledge,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Tim 4:8-9
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    8 for the bodily exercise is unto little profit, and the piety is to all things profitable, a promise having of the life that now is, and of that which is coming;

    9 stedfast `is' the word, and of all acceptation worthy;

  • 1 Tim 1:3-4
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    3 according as I did exhort thee to remain in Ephesus -- I going on to Macedonia -- that thou mightest charge certain not to teach any other thing,

    4 nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, that cause questions rather than the building up of God that is in faith: --

  • 1 Tim 4:5-6
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    5 for it is sanctified through the word of God and intercession.

    6 These things placing before the brethren, thou shalt be a good ministrant of Jesus Christ, being nourished by the words of the faith, and of the good teaching, which thou didst follow after,

  • 14 not giving heed to Jewish fables and commands of men, turning themselves away from the truth;

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    14 These things remind `them' of, testifying fully before the Lord -- not to strive about words to nothing profitable, but to the subversion of those hearing;

    15 be diligent to present thyself approved to God -- a workman irreproachable, rightly dividing the word of the truth;

    16 and the profane vain talkings stand aloof from, for to more impiety they will advance,

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    11 Charge these things, and teach;

    12 let no one despise thy youth, but a pattern become thou of those believing in word, in behaviour, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity;

    13 till I come, give heed to the reading, to the exhortation, to the teaching;

    14 be not careless of the gift in thee, that was given thee through prophecy, with laying on of the hands of the eldership;

    15 of these things be careful; in these things be, that thy advancement may be manifest in all things;

    16 take heed to thyself, and to the teaching; remain in them, for this thing doing, both thyself thou shalt save, and those hearing thee.

  • 5 wranglings of men wholly corrupted in mind, and destitute of the truth, supposing the piety to be gain; depart from such;

  • 20 O Timotheus, the thing entrusted guard thou, avoiding the profane vain-words and opposition of the falsely-named knowledge,

  • Titus 3:8-9
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    8 Stedfast `is' the word; and concerning these things I counsel thee to affirm fully, that they may be thoughtful, to be leading in good works -- who have believed God; these are the good and profitable things to men,

    9 and foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about law, stand away from -- for they are unprofitable and vain.

  • 11 and thou, O man of God, these things flee, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness;

  • 5 having a form of piety, and its power having denied; and from these be turning away,

  • 4 and indeed, from the truth the hearing they shall turn away, and to the fables they shall be turned aside.

  • 3 if any one be teaching otherwise, and do not consent to sound words -- those of our Lord Jesus Christ -- and to the teaching according to piety,

  • 11 and younger widows be refusing, for when they may revel against the Christ, they wish to marry,

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    22 and the youthful lusts flee thou, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those calling upon the Lord out of a pure heart;

    23 and the foolish and uninstructed questions be avoiding, having known that they beget strife,

  • 3 forbidding to marry -- to abstain from meats that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those believing and acknowledging the truth,

  • Titus 2:1-7
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    1 And thou -- be speaking what doth become the sound teaching;

    2 aged men to be temperate, grave, sober, sound in the faith, in the love, in the endurance;

    3 aged women, in like manner, in deportment as doth become sacred persons, not false accusers, to much wine not enslaved, of good things teachers,

    4 that they may make the young women sober-minded, to be lovers of `their' husbands, lovers of `their' children,

    5 sober, pure, keepers of `their own' houses, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be evil spoken of.

    6 The younger men, in like manner, be exhorting to be sober-minded;

    7 concerning all things thyself showing a pattern of good works; in the teaching uncorruptedness, gravity, incorruptibility,

  • 10 but -- which becometh women professing godly piety -- through good works.

  • 2 Pet 1:5-7
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    5 And this same also -- all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge,

    6 and in the knowledge the temperance, and in the temperance the endurance, and in the endurance the piety,

    7 and in the piety the brotherly kindness, and in the brotherly kindness the love;

  • 9 with teachings manifold and strange be not carried about, for `it is' good that by grace the heart be confirmed, not with meats, in which they who were occupied were not profited;

  • 12 teaching us, that denying the impiety and the worldly desires, soberly and righteously and piously we may live in the present age,

  • 3 for this is the will of God -- your sanctification; that ye abstain from the whoredom,

  • 6 from which certain, having swerved, did turn aside to vain discourse,

  • 4 in which they think it strange -- your not running with them to the same excess of dissoluteness, speaking evil,

  • 18 This charge I commit to thee, child Timotheus, according to the prophesies that went before upon thee, that thou mayest war in them the good warfare,

  • 1 Having, then, these promises, beloved, may we cleanse ourselves from every pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting sanctification in the fear of God;

  • 23 which are, indeed, having a matter of wisdom in will-worship, and humble-mindedness, and neglecting of body -- not in any honour, unto a satisfying of the flesh.

  • 21 all things prove; that which is good hold fast;

  • 22 ye are to put off concerning the former behaviour the old man, that is corrupt according to the desires of the deceit,

  • 14 And thou -- be remaining in the things which thou didst learn and wast entrusted with, having known from whom thou didst learn,