23But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.
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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.
But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, …
Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 22-26)I. Paul here exhorts Timothy to beware of youthful lusts , 2 Tim. 2:22. Though he was a holy good man, very much mortified to the world, yet Paul thought it necessary to caution him against youthful lusts: “ Flee them, take all possible care and pains to keep thyself pure from them.” The lusts of the flesh are youthful lusts, which young people must carefully watch against, and the best must not b…
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