2 Timothy 2:16

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

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  • Titus 3:9 : 9 and foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about law, stand away from -- for they are unprofitable and vain.
  • 1 Tim 6:20 : 20 O Timotheus, the thing entrusted guard thou, avoiding the profane vain-words and opposition of the falsely-named knowledge,
  • Ezra 10:10 : 10 And Ezra the priest riseth, and saith unto them, `Ye -- ye have trespassed, and ye settle strange women, to add to the guilt of Israel;
  • Hos 12:1 : 1 Ephraim is enjoying wind, And is pursuing an east wind, All the day lying and spoiling he multiplieth, And a covenant with Asshur they make, And oil to Egypt is carried.
  • 2 Thess 2:7-8 : 7 for the secret of the lawlessness doth already work, only he who is keeping down now `will hinder' -- till he may be out of the way, 8 and then shall be revealed the Lawless One, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the manifestation of his presence,
  • 1 Tim 4:7 : 7 and the profane and old women's fables reject thou, and exercise thyself unto piety,
  • Heb 12:15 : 15 looking diligently over lest any one be failing of the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness springing up may give trouble, and through this many may be defiled;
  • 2 Pet 2:2 : 2 and many shall follow out their destructive ways, because of whom the way of the truth shall be evil spoken of,
  • 2 Pet 2:18 : 18 for overswellings of vanity speaking, they do entice in desires of the flesh -- lasciviousnesses, those who had truly escaped from those conducting themselves in error,
  • Rev 13:3 : 3 And I saw one of its heads as slain to death, and its deadly stroke was healed, and all the earth did wonder after the beast,
  • Rev 13:14 : 14 and it leadeth astray those dwelling on the land, because of the signs that were given it to do before the beast, saying to those dwelling upon the land to make an image to the beast that hath the stroke of the sword and did live,
  • 1 Cor 5:6 : 6 Not good `is' your glorying; have ye not known that a little leaven the whole lump doth leaven?
  • 1 Cor 15:33 : 33 Be not led astray; evil communications corrupt good manners;
  • 2 Tim 2:14 : 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;
  • 2 Tim 3:13 : 13 and evil men and impostors shall advance to the worse, leading astray and being led astray.
  • Titus 1:11 : 11 whose mouth it behoveth to stop, who whole households do overturn, teaching what things it behoveth not, for filthy lucre's sake.
  • Titus 1:14 : 14 not giving heed to Jewish fables and commands of men, turning themselves away from the truth;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Tim 6:20-21
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    20O Timotheus, the thing entrusted guard thou, avoiding the profane vain-words and opposition of the falsely-named knowledge,

    21which certain professing -- concerning the faith did swerve; the grace `is' with you. Amen.

  • 2 Tim 2:17
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    17and their word as a gangrene will have pasture, of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus,

  • 1 Tim 1:6
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    6from which certain, having swerved, did turn aside to vain discourse,

  • 2 Tim 2:14-15
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    14These things remind `them' of, testifying fully before the Lord -- not to strive about words to nothing profitable, but to the subversion of those hearing;

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

  • Titus 3:9
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    9and foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about law, stand away from -- for they are unprofitable and vain.

  • 1 Tim 4:7
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    7and the profane and old women's fables reject thou, and exercise thyself unto piety,

  • 1 Tim 6:3-5
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    3if 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,

    4he is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and word-striving, out of which doth come envy, strife, evil-speakings, evil-surmisings,

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

  • 2 Pet 2:2-3
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    2and many shall follow out their destructive ways, because of whom the way of the truth shall be evil spoken of,

    3and in covetousness, with moulded words, of you they shall make merchandise, whose judgment of old is not idle, and their destruction doth not slumber.

  • 2 Pet 2:18
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    18for overswellings of vanity speaking, they do entice in desires of the flesh -- lasciviousnesses, those who had truly escaped from those conducting themselves in error,

  • 1 Tim 1:4
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    4nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, that cause questions rather than the building up of God that is in faith: --

  • 2 Tim 2:23
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    23and the foolish and uninstructed questions be avoiding, having known that they beget strife,

  • 1 Tim 4:15
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    15of these things be careful; in these things be, that thy advancement may be manifest in all things;

  • 2 Tim 3:5-7
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    5having a form of piety, and its power having denied; and from these be turning away,

    6for of these there are those coming into the houses and leading captive the silly women, laden with sins, led away with desires manifold,

    7always learning, and never to a knowledge of truth able to come,

  • Eph 5:6
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    6Let no one deceive you with vain words, for because of these things cometh the anger of God upon the sons of the disobedience,

  • Titus 1:10-11
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    10for there are many both insubordinate, vain-talkers, and mind-deceivers -- especially they of the circumcision --

    11whose mouth it behoveth to stop, who whole households do overturn, teaching what things it behoveth not, for filthy lucre's sake.

  • Titus 1:14-16
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    14not giving heed to Jewish fables and commands of men, turning themselves away from the truth;

    15all things, indeed, `are' pure to the pure, and to the defiled and unstedfast `is' nothing pure, but of them defiled `are' even the mind and the conscience;

    16God they profess to know, and in the works they deny `Him', being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work disapproved.

  • 2 Tim 3:9
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    9but they shall not advance any further, for their folly shall be manifest to all, as theirs also did become.

  • Jude 1:10-11
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    10and these, as many things indeed as they have not known, they speak evil of; and as many things as naturally (as the irrational beasts) they understand, in these they are corrupted;

    11wo to them! because in the way of Cain they did go on, and to the deceit of Balaam for reward they did rush, and in the gainsaying of Korah they did perish.

  • Jude 1:18-19
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    18that they said to you, that in the last time there shall be scoffers, after their own desires of impieties going on,

    19these are those setting themselves apart, natural men, the Spirit not having.

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

  • 2 Pet 2:12
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    12and these, as irrational natural beasts, made to be caught and destroyed -- in what things they are ignorant of, speaking evil -- in their destruction shall be destroyed,

  • 1 Pet 2:1-2
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    1Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings,

    2as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,

  • Titus 2:8
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    8discourse sound, irreprehensible, that he who is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say concerning you.

  • Col 2:23
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    23which 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.

  • 2 Pet 2:10
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    10and chiefly those going behind the flesh in desire of uncleanness, and lordship despising; presumptuous, self-complacent, dignities they are not afraid to speak evil of,

  • Col 2:4
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    4and this I say, that no one may beguile you in enticing words,

  • Rom 16:17-18
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    17And I call upon you, brethren, to mark those who the divisions and the stumbling-blocks, contrary to the teaching that ye did learn, are causing, and turn ye away from them;

    18for such our Lord Jesus Christ do not serve, but their own belly; and through the good word and fair speech they deceive the hearts of the harmless,

  • 1 Tim 6:11
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    11and thou, O man of God, these things flee, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness;

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

  • 2 Tim 3:13-14
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    13and evil men and impostors shall advance to the worse, leading astray and being led astray.

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

  • Jude 1:16
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    16These are murmurers, repiners; according to their desires walking, and their mouth doth speak great swellings, giving admiration to persons for the sake of profit;

  • 2 Tim 2:21
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    21if, then, any one may cleanse himself from these, he shall be a vessel to honour, sanctified and profitable to the master -- to every good work having been prepared,

  • 2 Pet 2:14-15
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    14having eyes full of adultery, and unable to cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having an heart exercised in covetousnesses, children of a curse,

    15having forsaken a right way, they did go astray, having followed in the way of Balaam the `son' of Bosor, who a reward of unrighteousness did love,

  • 2 Pet 3:16
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    16as also in all the epistles, speaking in them concerning these things, among which things are certain hard to be understood, which the untaught and unstable do wrest, as also the other Writings, unto their own destruction.