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1 Timothy 4:7
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1 Timothy 4:7
7But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
7But refuse prophane and olde wiues fables, and exercise thy selfe rather vnto godlinesse.
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DEFINED WORDS
1 Timothy 4:7
However; introducing a contrast with what precedes.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Not sacred or consecrated; to treat holy things as common.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Advanced in age; having existed a long time; former or belonging to an earlier time.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To train and apply oneself deliberately.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Reverence and devotion toward God expressed in conduct.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Open the full verse study16But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
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Open the full verse study12Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
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Open the full verse study4Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.
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Open the full verse study5And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
6And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
7And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
8For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Open the full verse study9But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
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Open the full verse study14But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
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Open the full verse study11But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
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Open the full verse study23But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.
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Open the full verse study16And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.
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Open the full verse study20O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:
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Open the full verse study4And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
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Open the full verse study16And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
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Open the full verse study12Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
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Open the full verse study14Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.
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Open the full verse study10But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.
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