Titus 3:9

But pilpul minutiae controversies and toldot and quarrels and fights about the Torah, avoid, for they are unprofitable hevel.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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

8This dvar Emes is trustworthy. And I counsel you to strongly affirm the divrei torah I am handing on to you, that those who have become ma'aminim in Hashem may be shomer for ma'asim tovim. These things to Bnei Adam are good, tov me'od.

10An ish hacholek (a man of division, a divisive man) after one or two warnings, avoid,

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Cross References

Job 15:3Should he reason with unprofitable davar (talk)? 1 Or with speeches wherewith no good is done? 1

1 Corinthians 13:2And if I have nevu'ah and have da'as of all sodot and all da'as, and if I have all emunah so as to remove mountains, but ahavah I do not have, I am nothing.

1 Timothy 4:7But the worldly aggadot and bubbemeises (old wives tales), refuse. Rather, train yourself + 4:7 1:4 for chasidus. + 4:7 in Moshiach

2 Timothy 2:16But profane chatter bereft of kedushah, avoid, for such will advance that which is frai (irreligious).

Titus 1:14Not paying attention to Jewish aggadot and to mitzvot d'Rabbanan (precepts imposed by the rabbis), + 1:14 i.e., which contradict the Kitvei Hakodesh — 1C 4:6; Dt 4:2 becoming meshummad (apostate) from HaEmes.

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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