Titus 3:9 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

⁹ 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

⁹ But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ 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)

⁹ but shun foolish questionings, and genealogies, and strifes, and fightings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

Common English Bible

⁹ Avoid stupid controversies, genealogies, and fights about the Law, because they are useless and worthless.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, as well as arguments against the law. For these are useless and empty.

Titus 3:9 Cross References

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 2:23

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

1 Timothy 4:7

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

2 Timothy 2:16

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

Titus 1:14

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

Job 15:3

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

1 Corinthians 8:1

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

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.

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?