1Ti 1:4, 6, 6:3-5, 2Ti 3:13, 4:4, Jam 1:26, 2Pe 2:1-2 | 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 1:6

6 Certain persons, by ^eswerving from these, have wandered away into ^fvain discussion,

1 Timothy 6:3-5

3 If anyone ^gteaches a different doctrine and does not agree with ^hthe sound ^{▼▼Or healthy} words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching ^jthat accords with godliness, 4 ^khe is puffed up with conceit and ^lunderstands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for ^mcontroversy and for ⁿquarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions, 5 and constant friction among people ^owho are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, ^pimagining that godliness is a means of gain.

2 Timothy 3:13

13 while ^qevil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and ^rbeing deceived.

2 Timothy 4:4

4 and ^swill turn away from listening to the truth and ^twander off into myths.

James 1:26

26 If anyone thinks he is religious ^uand does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s ^vreligion is worthless.

2 Peter 2:1-2

False Prophets and Teachers

1 But ^wfalse prophets also arose among the people, ^xjust as there will be false teachers among you, who will ^ysecretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master ^zwho bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. 2 And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth ^aawill be blasphemed.