1 Timothy 6:4
gHe is 2proud, knowing nothing, but 3doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, hstrife, i*railings, evil surmisings,
He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,
τετύφωται, μηδὲν ἐπιστάμενος, ἀλλὰ νοσῶν περὶ ζητήσεις καὶ λογομαχίας, ἐξ ὧν γίνεται φθόνος, ἔρις, βλασφημίαι, ὑπόνοιαι πονηραί,
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Proverbs 25:14 Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
1 Corinthians 8:1 Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.
1 Corinthians 8:2 And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.
Galatians 6:3 For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
1 Timothy 1:4 Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.
1 Timothy 1:7 Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.
2 Timothy 2:23 But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.
Titus 1:14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.
Titus 3:9 But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
Proverbs 13:7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
1 Corinthians 11:16 But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.
James 4:1 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
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Or, a fool.
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Or, sick.
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2 Timothy 2:14 Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.
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Ephesians 4:31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
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railings-abusive behaviour.
τετυφωται, he is swelled or blown up, i.e. with pride swelling in opinion and conceit of himself, he is a fanatic.
solidly and truly,
is brain sick about questions of no use, but to make a contention about words.
when he once comes to perceive that others are wiser than he.
for an ignorant person, if proud, can never yield that another knows more than he doth.
are commonly the revenges of ignorant sciolists, that would be thought something and are nothing; when they perceive they are outdone by others, then they rail.
υπονοιαι when they can in truth say no evil of others, they will uncharitably surmise and suspect evil of them.