1Ti 1:4, 4:7, 6:4-5, 2Ti 2:14, 16, Tit 3:9 | ESV | STEP | nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies , which promote speculations rather than the stewardship from God that is by faith .

1 Timothy 1:4

4 nor ^ato devote themselves to myths and endless ^bgenealogies, which promote ^cspeculations rather than the stewardship ^{▼▼Or good order} from God that is by faith.

1 Timothy 4:7

7 Have nothing to do with irreverent, ^esilly myths. Rather ^ftrain yourself for godliness;

1 Timothy 6:4-5

4 ^ghe is puffed up with conceit and ^hunderstands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for ⁱcontroversy and for ^jquarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions, 5 and constant friction among people ^kwho are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, ^limagining that godliness is a means of gain.

2 Timothy 2:14

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14 Remind them of these things, and ^mcharge them before God ^{▼▼Some manuscripts the Lord} ^onot to quarrel about words, ^pwhich does no good, but only ruins the hearers.

2 Timothy 2:16

16 But ^qavoid ^rirreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness,

Titus 3:9

9 But ^savoid foolish ^tcontroversies, ^ugenealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for ^vthey are unprofitable and worthless.