1 Timothy 4:7

and the profane and old women's fables reject thou, and exercise thyself unto piety,

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.

In Context

6These things placing before the brethren, thou shalt be a good ministrant of Jesus Christ, being nourished by the words of the faith, and of the good teaching, which thou didst follow after,

8for the bodily exercise is unto little profit, and the piety is to all things profitable, a promise having of the life that now is, and of that which is coming;

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Cross References

1 Timothy 1:4nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, that cause questions rather than the building up of God that is in faith: —

1 Timothy 3:16and, confessedly, great is the secret of piety — God was manifested in flesh, declared righteous in spirit, seen by messengers, preached among nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory!

1 Timothy 6:20O Timotheus, the thing entrusted guard thou, avoiding the profane vain-words and opposition of the falsely-named knowledge,

2 Timothy 2:23and the foolish and uninstructed questions be avoiding, having known that they beget strife,

2 Timothy 4:4and indeed, from the truth the hearing they shall turn away, and to the fables they shall be turned aside.

Titus 2:12teaching us, that denying the impiety and the worldly desires, soberly and righteously and piously we may live in the present age,

Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 4:7-16

Exhortation to Godliness; Exhortation to Ministerial Duties. ( a. d. 64.) 6 If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained. 7 But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. 8 For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. 9 This is… Read the whole commentary →

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