the Week of Proper 22 / Ordinary 27
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2 Timothy 2:16
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But avoid worldly and empty chatter, for it will lead to further ungodliness,
But avoid godless and empty chatter, for it will lead to further ungodliness,
Stay away from foolish talk that leads a cowboy down the wrong trail.
But take no part in wrong and foolish talk, for those who do so will go farther into evil,
But profane, vain babblings shun, for they will advance to greater impiety,
But avoid irreverent, empty speech, for this will produce an even greater measure of godlessness.
But shun empty chatter, for they will proceed further in ungodliness,
But avoid profane empty babblings; for they will increase to more ungodliness.
But from irreligious and frivolous talk hold aloof, for those who indulge in it will proceed from bad to worse in impiety,
But shun profane and vaine bablings, for they will increase vnto more vngodlinesse.
But shun profane, empty babblings, for they will go on to more ungodliness,
As for vngoostly and vayne talkynges, eschue them: for they helpe moch to vngodlynes,
discountenance such as hold vain irreligious discourse; for they will grow bold in impiety,
But avoid all irreverent babble and godless chatter [with its profane, empty words], for it will lead to further ungodliness,
But shun profane babblings: for they will proceed further in ungodliness,
Avoid such godless chatter, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness,
Vngostly and vayne voyces passe over. For they shall encreace vnto greater vngodlynes
But shun profane babblings: for they will proceed further in ungodliness,
But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase to more ungodliness.
and the profane vain talkings stand aloof from, for to more impiety they will advance,
Stay away from foolish, useless talk, because that will lead people further away from God.
But avoid profane chatter, because those occupied with it will stray further and further into ungodliness,
But avoid irreverent, empty chatter, which will only lead to more ungodliness,
Keep away from worthless and useless talk. It only leads people farther away from God.
But keep away from godless babbling, for those who engage in it will only become more ungodly,
But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness,
Stay prophane, and vaine babblings: for they shall encrease vnto more vngodlinesse.
Shun empty and worthless words, for they only increase the ungodliness of those who argue over them.
But shun empty chatter, for they will proceed further in ungodliness,
However, avoid pointless discussions. For people will become more and more ungodly,1 Timothy 4:7; 6:20; Titus 1:14;">[xr]
From vain words which have no utility in them withdraw; for they add greatly to the wickedness of those who are occupied with them.
Avoid vain discourses, in which there is no profit; for they very much add to the wickedness of those occupied with them.
But shun profane and idle babblings, for they will increase to more ungodliness.
Avoid worthless, foolish talk that only leads to more godless behavior.
Do not listen to foolish talk about things that mean nothing. It only leads people farther away from God.
But shun profane babblings: for they will proceed further in ungodliness,
Avoid profane chatter, for it will lead people into more and more impiety,
But, the profane pratings, shun; for, unto more ungodliness, will they force themselves on;
But shun profane and vain babblings: for they grow much towards ungodliness.
But avoid pointless chatter, for it will progress to greater ungodliness,
But prophane voyces of vanitie passe ouer: For they wyll encrease vnto greater vngodlynesse.
Stay away from people who talk about useless things that are not from God. That kind of talk will lead a person more and more against God.
But avoid worldly and empty chatter, for it will lead to further ungodliness,
Keep away from profane and foolish discussions, which only drive people farther away from God.
But eschewe thou vnhooli and veyn spechis, for whi tho profiten myche to vnfeithfulnesse,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
shun: 2 Timothy 2:14, 1 Timothy 4:7, 1 Timothy 6:20, Titus 1:14, Titus 3:9
for: 2 Timothy 3:13, Ezra 10:10, Hosea 12:1, 1 Corinthians 5:6, 1 Corinthians 15:33, 2 Thessalonians 2:7, 2 Thessalonians 2:8, Titus 1:11, Hebrews 12:15, 2 Peter 2:2, 2 Peter 2:18, Revelation 13:3, Revelation 13:14
Reciprocal: Leviticus 13:3 - deeper Leviticus 13:7 - General Leviticus 13:35 - General Ecclesiastes 9:18 - sinner Malachi 2:6 - law Matthew 16:6 - the leaven Acts 17:21 - spent Romans 6:19 - unto iniquity Romans 16:18 - by 1 Corinthians 3:12 - wood Colossians 2:4 - lest 1 Timothy 1:4 - to 2 Timothy 2:23 - General 2 Timothy 3:5 - from
Cross-References
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord ? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But shun profane and vain babblings,.... The ministry of false teachers is mere babbling; a voice, and nothing else, as the man said of his nightingale; a sound of words, but no solid matter in them; great swelling words of vanity, like large bubbles of water, look big, and make a great noise, but have nothing in them; contain nothing but vain, empty, idle, and trifling stuff; what is unprofitable and unedifying, yea, what is profane, contrary to the nature and perfections of God, and not agreeable to the doctrine which is according to godliness; and being palmed upon the Holy Scriptures, is a profanation of them. And all such wicked and empty prate, and babbling, is to be shunned, avoided, and discouraged, refused, and rejected; and, as much as can be, a stop should be put to it, both by ministers and hearers of the word.
For they will increase unto more ungodliness meaning either that such babblings, if used and encouraged, will grow more and more profane and wicked; or the persons that use them, the unruly and vain talkers, will grow more daring, bold; and impudent, will wax worse and worse, and from one error will proceed to another, for such seldom stop; and having abused one passage of Scripture, will go on to attack another, and will not cease, till they have wrested the whole Scripture to their own destruction, and that of others.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
But shun profane and vain babblings, - see the notes at 1 Timothy 6:20.
For they will increase unto more ungodliness - Their tendency is to alienate the soul from God, and to lead to impiety. Such kinds of disputation are not merely a waste of time, they are productive of positive mischief. A man fond of contention in religious things is seldom one who has much love for the practical duties of piety, or any very deep sense of the distinction between right and wrong. You will not usually look for him in the place of prayer, nor can you expect his aid in the conversion of sinners, nor will you find that he has any very strict views of religious obligation.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 16. Shun profane and vain babblings — This is the character he gives of the preaching of the false teachers. Whatever was not agreeable to the doctrine of truth was, in the sight of God, empty and profane babbling; engendering nothing but ungodliness, and daily increasing in that.
