2 Timothy 2:23 Don't have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
Don't have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels.

English Standard Version
Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.

New American Standard Bible
But refuse foolish and ignorant speculations, knowing that they produce quarrels.

King James Bible
But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But reject foolish and ignorant disputes, knowing that they breed quarrels.

International Standard Version
Do not have anything to do with foolish and stupid discussions, because you know they breed arguments.

American Standard Version
But foolish and ignorant questionings refuse, knowing that they gender strifes.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And avoid foolish and unlearned questions, knowing that they beget strifes.

Darby Bible Translation
But foolish and senseless questionings avoid, knowing that they beget contentions.

Young's Literal Translation
and the foolish and uninstructed questions be avoiding, having known that they beget strife,

Cross References

1 Timothy 1:4
Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.

1 Timothy 6:4
He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof comes envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

2 Timothy 2:14
Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.

Titus 3:9
But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

James 4:1
From where come wars and fights among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

2:22-26 The more we follow that which is good, the faster and the further we shall flee from that which is evil. The keeping up the communion of saints, will take us from fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness. See how often the apostle cautions against disputes in religion; which surely shows that religion consists more in believing and practising what God requires, than in subtle disputes. Those are unapt to teach, who are apt to strive, and are fierce and froward. Teaching, not persecution, is the Scripture method of dealing with those in error. The same God who gives the discovery of the truth, by his grace brings us to acknowledge it, otherwise our hearts would continue to rebel against it. There is no peradventure, in respect of God's pardoning those who do repent; but we cannot tell that he will give repentance to those who oppose his will. Sinners are taken in a snare, and in the worst snare, because it is the devil's; they are slaves to him. And if any long for deliverance, let them remember they never can escape, except by repentance, which is the gift of God; and we must ask it of him by earnest, persevering prayer.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

23. (Tit 3:9.)

unlearned—Greek, "undisciplined"; not tending to promote the discipline of faith and morals (Pr 5:23). "Uninstructive"; in contrast with "instructing" (2Ti 2:25), and "wise unto salvation" (2Ti 3:15).

avoid—"decline."