1 Timothy 6:4

God's Word

is a conceited person. He shows that he doesn’t understand anything. Rather, he has an unhealthy desire to argue and quarrel about words. This produces jealousy, rivalry, cursing, suspicion,

Cross References

Proverbs 13:7

One person pretends to be rich but has nothing. Another pretends to be poor but has great wealth.

Proverbs 25:14

⌞Like⌟ a dense fog or a dust storm, ⌞so⌟ is a person who brags about a gift that he does not give.

Proverbs 26:12

Have you met a person who thinks he is wise? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Isaiah 58:4

Don’t you see that when you fast, you quarrel and fight and beat your workers? The way you fast today keeps you from being heard in heaven.

Acts 15:2

Paul and Barnabas had a fierce dispute with these men. So Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were sent to Jerusalem to see the apostles and spiritual leaders  about this claim.

Acts 18:15

But since you’re disputing words, names, and your own teachings, you’ll have to take care of that yourselves. I don’t want to be a judge who gets involved in those things.”

Acts 8:9

A man named Simon lived in that city. He amazed the people of Samaria with his practice of magic. He claimed that he was great.

Romans 12:16

Live in harmony with each other. Don’t be arrogant, but be friendly to humble people. Don’t think that you are smarter than you really are.

Romans 13:13

We should live decently, as people who live in the light of day. Wild parties, drunkenness, sexual immorality, promiscuity, rivalry, and jealousy cannot be part of our lives.

Romans 14:1

Welcome people who are weak in faith, but don’t get into an argument over differences of opinion.

Romans 2:8

anger and fury on those who, in selfish pride, refuse to believe the truth and who follow what is wrong.

1 Corinthians 11:16

If anyone wants to argue about this ⌞they can’t, because⌟ we don’t have any custom like this—nor do any of the churches of God.

1 Corinthians 11:18

In the first place, I hear that when you gather as a church you split up into opposing groups. I believe some of what I hear.

1 Corinthians 3:18

Don’t deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise in the ways of this world, you should give up that wisdom in order to become really wise.

1 Corinthians 3:3

because you’re still influenced by your corrupt nature. When you are jealous and quarrel among yourselves, aren’t you influenced by your corrupt nature and living by human standards?

2 Corinthians 11:20

When someone makes you slaves, consumes your wealth, seizes your property, orders you around, or slaps your faces, you put up with it.

Galatians 5:15

But if you criticize and attack each other, be careful that you don’t destroy each other.

Galatians 5:26

We can’t allow ourselves to act arrogantly and to provoke or envy each other.

Galatians 6:3

So if any one of you thinks you’re important when you’re really not, you’re only fooling yourself.

Philippians 1:15

Some people tell the message about Christ because of their jealousy and envy. Others tell the message about him because of their good will.

Philippians 2:14

Do everything without complaining or arguing.

Philippians 2:3

Don’t act out of selfish ambition or be conceited. Instead, humbly think of others as being better than yourselves.

Colossians 2:18

Let no one who delights in ⌞false⌟ humility and the worship of angels tell you that you don’t deserve a prize. Such a person, whose sinful mind fills him with arrogance, gives endless details of the visions he has seen.

2 Thessalonians 2:4

He opposes every so-called god or anything that is worshiped and places himself above them, sitting in God’s temple and claiming to be God.

1 Timothy 1:4

and occupying themselves with myths and endless genealogies. These myths and genealogies raise a lot of questions rather than promoting God’s plan, which centers in faith.

1 Timothy 1:7

They want to be experts in Moses’ Teachings. However, they don’t understand what they’re talking about or the things about which they speak so confidently.

1 Timothy 3:6

He must not be a new Christian, or he might become arrogant like the devil and be condemned.

2 Timothy 2:14

Remind believers about these things, and warn them in the sight of God not to quarrel over words. Quarreling doesn’t do any good but only destroys those who are listening.

2 Timothy 2:23

Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments. You know they cause quarrels.

2 Timothy 3:4

They will be traitors. They will be reckless and conceited. They will love pleasure rather than God.

Titus 3:9

Avoid foolish controversies, arguments about genealogies, quarrels, and fights about Moses’ Teachings. This is useless and worthless.

James 1:19

Remember this, my dear brothers and sisters: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and should not get angry easily.

2 Peter 2:12

These false teachers insult what they don’t understand. They are like animals, which are creatures of instinct that are born to be caught and killed. So they will be destroyed like animals

2 Peter 2:18

They arrogantly use nonsense to seduce people by appealing to their sexual desires, especially to sexual freedom. They seduce people who have just escaped from those who live in error.

Jude 1:10

Whatever these people don’t understand, they insult. Like animals, which are creatures of instinct, they use whatever they know to destroy themselves.

Jude 1:16

These people complain, find fault, follow their own desires, say arrogant things, and flatter people in order to take advantage of them.

Revelation 3:17

You say, ‘I’m rich. I’m wealthy. I don’t need anything.’ Yet, you do not realize that you are miserable, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.