Titus 3:9

But avoid foolish questionings, and genealogies, and contentions, and legal fightings, for they are useless and vain.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

8Faithful is the saying. And I want thee to strongly insist about these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to manage good works. These things are good and beneficial to men.

10Shun a factious man after a first and second admonition,

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Cross References

Job 15:3Should he reason with unprofitable talk, or with speeches with which he can do no good?

1 Corinthians 13:2And if I have prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so as to remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing.

1 Timothy 4:7But reject the profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself to piety.

2 Timothy 2:16But shun profane babblings, for they will advance to greater impiety,

Titus 1:14not giving heed to Jewish myths, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

Matthew Henry on Titus 3:2-9

Exhortations to Several Duties; Characteristics of an Unrenewed State; The Import and Origin of Salvation; Regeneration; Justification. ( a. d. 66.) 1 Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, 2 To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, showing all meekness unto all men. 3 For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one… Read the whole commentary →

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