Titus 3:9 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

but shun foolish questionings, and genealogies, and strifes, and fightings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

But avoid stupid and foolish controversies and genealogies and dissensions and wrangling about the Law, for they are unprofitable and futile.

American Standard Version (1901)

but shun foolish questionings, and genealogies, and strifes, and fightings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

Common English Bible

Avoid stupid controversies, genealogies, and fights about the Law, because they are useless and worthless.

Catholic Public Domain Version

But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, as well as arguments against the law. For these are useless and empty.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law. For they are unprofitable and vain.

Titus 3:9 Cross References

Job 15:3

Should he reason with unprofitable talk, Or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?

1 Corinthians 13:2

And if I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

1 Corinthians 8:1

Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth.

1 Timothy 4:7

but refuse profane and old wives' fables. And exercise thyself unto godliness:

2 Timothy 2:14

Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them in the sight of the Lord, that they strive not about words, to no profit, to the subverting of them that hear.

2 Timothy 2:16

But shun profane babblings: for they will proceed further in ungodliness,

2 Timothy 2:23

But foolish and ignorant questionings refuse, knowing that they gender strifes.

Titus 1:14

not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

James 4:1

Whence come wars and whence come fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your pleasures that war in your members?