2 Timothy 2:16 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁶ Avoid profane chatter, for it will lead people into more and more impiety,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ But avoid all empty (vain, useless, idle) talk, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ But shun profane babblings: for they will proceed further in ungodliness,

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Avoid their godless discussions, because they will lead many people into ungodly behavior,

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ But avoid profane or empty talk. For these things advance one greatly in impiety.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ But shun profane and vain babblings: for they grow much towards ungodliness.

2 Timothy 2:16 Cross References

Ezra 10:10

Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have trespassed and married foreign women and so increased the guilt of Israel.

Hosea 12:1

Ephraim herds the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; they multiply falsehood and violence; they make a treaty with Assyria, and oil is carried to Egypt.

1 Corinthians 15:33

Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.”

1 Corinthians 5:6

Your boasting is not a good thing. Do you not know that a little yeast leavens all of the dough?

1 Timothy 1:9

this means understanding that the law is laid down not for the righteous but for the lawless and disobedient, for the godless and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their father or mother, for murderers,

1 Timothy 4:7

Have nothing to do with profane and foolish tales. Train yourself in godliness,

1 Timothy 6:20

Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. Avoid the profane chatter and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge;

2 Timothy 2:14

Remind them of this, and warn them before the Lord that they are to avoid wrangling over words, which does no good but only ruins those who are listening.

2 Timothy 2:21

All who cleanse themselves of the things I have mentioned will become special utensils, dedicated and useful to the owner of the house, ready for every good work.

2 Timothy 3:13

But wicked people and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and being deceived.

Titus 1:11

they must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for sordid gain what it is not right to teach.

Titus 1:14

not paying attention to Jewish myths or to commandments of those who reject the truth.

Titus 3:9

But avoid stupid controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless.

Hebrews 12:15

See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God, that no root of bitterness springs up and causes trouble and through it many become defiled.

2 Peter 2:18

For they speak bombastic nonsense, and with debased desires of the flesh they entice people who have just escaped from those who live in error.

2 Peter 2:2

Even so, many will follow their debaucheries, and because of these teachers the way of truth will be maligned.

Revelation 13:14

and by the signs that it is allowed to perform on behalf of the beast it deceives the inhabitants of earth, telling them to make an image for the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet lived,

Revelation 13:3

One of its heads seemed to have received a death blow, but its fatal wound had been healed. In amazement the whole earth followed the beast.