But avoid foolish questionings, and genealogies, and contentions, and legal fightings, for they are useless and vain.
Remind them of these things, solemnly testifying in the sight of the Lord, not to brawl verbally, to nothing useful, to the ruin of those who hear.
But shun foolish and uneducated questions, knowing that they breed quarrels.
But reject the profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself to piety.
But shun profane babblings, for they will advance to greater impiety,
not giving heed to Jewish myths, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
Should he reason with unprofitable talk, or with speeches with which he can do no good?
Now about the things sacrificed to idols. We know that all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
And if I have prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so as to remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing.
From where are wars and fightings among you? Is it not from here: from your pleasures warring in your body-parts?