1 Timothy 6:4

American King James Version (1999)

He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof comes envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

Cross References

Proverbs 13:7

There is that makes himself rich, yet has nothing: there is that makes himself poor, yet has great riches.

Proverbs 25:14

Whoever boasts himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.

Proverbs 26:12

See you a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

Isaiah 58:4

Behold, you fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: you shall not fast as you do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.

Acts 15:2

When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.

Acts 18:15

But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look you to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.

Acts 8:9

But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:

Romans 12:16

Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.

Romans 13:13

Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

Romans 14:1

Him that is weak in the faith receive you, but not to doubtful disputations.

Romans 2:8

But to them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,

1 Corinthians 11:16

But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

1 Corinthians 11:18

For first of all, when you come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.

1 Corinthians 3:18

Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seems to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

1 Corinthians 3:3

For you are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are you not carnal, and walk as men?

2 Corinthians 11:20

For you suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face.

Galatians 5:15

But if you bite and devour one another, take heed that you be not consumed one of another.

Galatians 5:26

Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

Galatians 6:3

For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

Philippians 1:15

Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:

Philippians 2:14

Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

Philippians 2:3

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

Colossians 2:18

Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

2 Thessalonians 2:4

Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.

1 Timothy 1:4

Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.

1 Timothy 1:7

Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.

1 Timothy 3:6

Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

2 Timothy 2:14

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.

2 Timothy 2:23

But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do engender strifes.

2 Timothy 3:4

Traitors, heady, high minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

Titus 3:9

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

James 1:19

Why, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

2 Peter 2:12

But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;

2 Peter 2:18

For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.

Jude 1:10

But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.

Jude 1:16

These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaks great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.

Revelation 3:17

Because you say, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and know not that you are wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: