1 Timothy 6:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Those people who disagree are proud of themselves, but they don't really know a thing. Their minds are sick, and they like to argue over words. They cause jealousy, disagreements, unkind words, evil suspicions,

Cross References

Proverbs 13:7

Some who have nothing may pretend to be rich, and some who have everything may pretend to be poor.

Proverbs 25:14

Broken promises are worse than rain clouds that don't bring rain.

Proverbs 26:12

There is more hope for a fool than for someone who says, “I'm really clever!”

Isaiah 58:4

You even get angry and ready to fight. No wonder God won't listen to your prayers!

Acts 15:2

This caused trouble, and Paul and Barnabas argued with them about this teaching. So it was decided to send Paul and Barnabas and a few others to Jerusalem to discuss this problem with the apostles and the church leaders.

Acts 18:15

But since this concerns only words, names, and your own law, you will have to take care of it. I refuse to judge such matters.”

Acts 8:9

For some time a man named Simon had lived in the city of Samaria and had amazed the people. He practised witchcraft and claimed to be somebody great.

Romans 12:16

Be friendly with everyone. Don't be proud and feel that you are cleverer than others. Make friends with ordinary people.

Romans 13:13

So behave properly, as people do in the day. Don't go to wild parties or get drunk or be vulgar or indecent. Don't quarrel or be jealous.

Romans 14:1

Welcome all the Lord's followers, even those whose faith is weak. Don't criticize them for having beliefs that are different from yours.

Romans 2:8

But he will show how angry and furious he can be with every selfish person who rejects the truth and wants to do evil.

1 Corinthians 11:16

This is how things are done in all God's churches, and that's why none of you should argue about what I have said.

1 Corinthians 11:18

I am told that you can't get along with each other when you worship, and I am sure that some of what I have heard is true.

1 Corinthians 3:18

Don't fool yourselves! If any of you think you are wise in the things of this world, you will have to become foolish before you can be truly wise.

1 Corinthians 3:3

because you are not yet spiritual. You are jealous and argue with each other. This proves that you are not spiritual and that you are acting like the people of this world.

2 Corinthians 11:20

In fact, you let people make slaves of you and cheat you and steal from you. Why, you even let them strut around and slap you in the face.

Galatians 5:15

But if you keep attacking each other like wild animals, you had better watch out or you will destroy yourselves.

Galatians 5:26

But don't be conceited or make others jealous by claiming to be better than they are.

Galatians 6:3

If you think you are better than others, when you really aren't, you are wrong.

Philippians 1:15

Some are preaching about Christ because they are jealous and envious of us. Others are preaching because they want to help.

Philippians 2:14

Do everything without grumbling or arguing.

Philippians 2:3

Don't be jealous or proud, but be humble and consider others more important than yourselves.

Colossians 2:18

Don't be cheated by people who make a show of acting humble and who worship angels. They boast about seeing visions. But it is all nonsense, because their minds are filled with selfish desires.

2 Thessalonians 2:4

He will boast and oppose everything that is holy or sacred. He will even sit in God's temple and claim to be God.

1 Timothy 1:4

You needed to warn them to stop wasting their time on senseless stories and endless lists of ancestors. Such things only cause arguments. They don't help anyone to do God's work that can only be done by faith.

1 Timothy 1:7

They want to be teachers of the Law of Moses. But they don't know what they are talking about, even though they think they do.

1 Timothy 3:6

They must not be new followers of the Lord. If they are, they might become proud and be doomed along with the devil.

2 Timothy 2:14

Don't let anyone forget these things. And with God as your witness, you must warn them not to argue about words. These arguments don't help anyone. In fact, they ruin everyone who listens to them.

2 Timothy 2:23

Stay away from stupid and senseless arguments. These only lead to trouble,

2 Timothy 3:4

They will be sneaky, reckless, and puffed up with pride. Instead of loving God, they will love pleasure.

Titus 3:9

But don't have anything to do with stupid arguments about ancestors. And stay away from disagreements and quarrels about the Law of Moses. Such arguments are useless and senseless.

James 1:19

My dear friends, you should be quick to listen and slow to speak or to get angry.

2 Peter 2:12

These people are no better than senseless animals that live by their feelings and are born to be caught and killed. They speak evil of things they don't know anything about. But their own corrupt deeds will destroy them.

2 Peter 2:18

They boast out loud about their stupid nonsense. And by being vulgar and crude, they trap people who have barely escaped from living the wrong kind of life.

Jude 1:10

But these people insult powers they don't know anything about. They are like senseless animals that end up getting destroyed, because they live only by their feelings.

Jude 1:16

These people grumble and complain and live by their own selfish desires. They boast about themselves and flatter others to get what they want.

Revelation 3:17

You claim to be rich and successful and to have everything you need. But you don't know how badly off you are. You are pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.