2 Timothy 2:16

Contextual Overview

¹⁴Keep reminding them of these things. Warn them before God against quarreling about words; it is of no value, and only ruins those who listen. ¹⁴ Keep reminding God's people of these things. Warn them before God against quarreling about words; it is of no value, and only ruins those who listen. ¹⁴ Remind them of these things, and solemnly charge them in the presence of God not to wrangle about words, which is useless and leads to the ruin of the hearers. ¹⁴Remind them of these things, solemnly charging them in the presence of God not to dispute about words, which is useless and leads to the ruin of the hearers. ¹⁴Don't let people forget who they are supposed to be. In God's name, tell them to stop bickering over words. Arguing over petty stuff never made a good cowboy, but it has ruined many who had promise. ¹⁴ Put these things before them, giving them orders in the name of the Lord to keep themselves from fighting about words, which is of no profit, only causing error in their hearers. ¹⁴ Of these things put in remembrance, testifying earnestly before the Lord not to have disputes of words, profitable for nothing, to the subversion of the hearers. ¹⁴ Remind them of these things, charging them before God not to fight about words; this is in no way profitable and leads to the ruin of the hearers. ¹⁴ Remind them of these things, charging them in the sight of the Lord, that they don't argue about words, to no profit, to the subverting of those who hear. ¹⁴ Remind them of these things, charging them before the Lord, not to strive about words, to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.

Bible Verse Review
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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

Genesis 2:1
Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.

Genesis 2:1
Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.

Genesis 2:1
Thus the heavens and the earth were completed, and all their hosts.

Genesis 2:1
Thus the heavens and the earth were completed, and all their hosts.

Genesis 2:1
The heauens also & the earth were finisshed, & all the hoast of them.

Genesis 2:1
So the earth, the sky, and everything in them were finished.

Genesis 2:1
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

Genesis 2:1
Therfor heuenes and erthe ben maad perfit, and al the ournement of tho.

Genesis 2:1
Thus the heauens and the earth were finished, and all the hoste of them.

Genesis 2:1
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

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.