1 Timothy 6:4

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then that person is proud and doesn’t understand anything. They like to argue more than they should, and they’ll always be fighting about what words mean. This results in jealousy, fighting, harmful talk, and bad suspicions.

Cross References

2 Timothy 2:23

But don’t have anything to do with arguing. It’s foolish. You know it only leads to fights.

2 Timothy 3:4

turn against their friends, and act without thinking. They’ll believe they’re better than others, and they’ll love pleasure instead of loving God.

1 Timothy 3:6

A leader must not be a new believer. Otherwise, he might become proud and go wrong, just as the devil did.

Jude 1:10

But these people say insulting things about whatever they don’t understand. And the only things they do understand will destroy them. They’re like wild animals who can’t think for themselves and live only by instinct.

2 Peter 2:12

But these people say insulting things even when they don’t know what they’re talking about. They’re like wild animals that can’t think and just live by instinct, that are born only to be caught and destroyed. These people will die like animals too.

2 Timothy 2:14

Keep reminding God’s people about these things. Warn them in the presence of God not to argue about words. Those arguments don’t have any value. All they do is destroy everyone who listens to them.

Jude 1:16

These people follow their own evil desires. They grumble and complain about others, but they brag about themselves and praise others to get what they want.

2 Peter 2:18

They speak empty, bragging words. By appealing to lust and desire, they tempt new believers who are just escaping from others who are living wrong.

1 Timothy 1:7

They want to be teachers of the law, but they don’t know what they are talking about, even though they think they do.

1 Timothy 1:4

and endless ancestry lists. These things only lead to fights about ideas. They don’t help God’s work move forward. Instead, that happens by faith.

James 1:19

My dear brothers and sisters, pay attention to what I say: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.

Titus 3:9

But stay away from foolish disagreements, long ancestry lists, arguments, and fights about what the law teaches. None of those things do any good or help anybody.

Acts 15:2

Paul and Barnabas didn’t agree with this and they argued sharply with them. So the group sent Paul and Barnabas to Jerusalem with some other believers to ask the apostles and elders about this question.

Revelation 3:17

You say, “I’m rich, I’ve become wealthy, and I don’t need anything.” But you don’t realize that you’re pitiful, miserable, poor, blind, and naked.

2 Thessalonians 2:4

He’ll oppose everything that’s called God or is worshiped, and he’ll give himself power over everything. He’ll set himself up in God’s temple and announce that he’s God himself.

Colossians 2:18

Some people pretend to be humble, and they worship angels. But don’t let people like that judge you. These people tell you in great detail about the visions they’ve seen, and they’re conceited because of all the ideas they have. But their ideas are really useless, because their minds aren’t guided by the Holy Spirit.

Philippians 2:14

Do everything without complaining or arguing.

Philippians 2:3

Don’t try to get ahead of others, and don’t think you’re better than they are. Instead, be humble and honor others more than yourselves.

Philippians 1:15

It’s true that some are preaching about Christ because they’re jealous of me. But others are preaching about Christ to help me in my work.

Galatians 6:3

If anyone thinks they’re somebody when they aren’t really anybody, they’re only fooling themselves.

Galatians 5:26

Let’s not become proud or make each other angry or want what belongs to someone else.

Galatians 5:15

But if you say or do things that harm one another, watch out! You could end up destroying one another.

2 Corinthians 11:20

In fact, you even put up with anyone who makes you a slave or uses you or takes advantage of you. You put up with those who claim to be better than you, and even with those who slap you in the face.

1 Corinthians 11:18

First, here’s what people are telling me. When you get together as a church, you split up into opposing groups. And in some ways, I believe that,

1 Corinthians 11:16

If anyone wants to argue about this, let me simply say that we don’t have any other practice, and none of God’s churches do either.

1 Corinthians 3:18

Don’t fool yourselves. If any of you think you’re wise by the standards of the world, you should become “fools” so that you can become truly wise.

1 Corinthians 3:3

You’re still following your own wrong desires. If you’re jealous and you’re arguing, aren’t those desires in charge? Aren’t you acting like ordinary human beings?

Romans 14:1

If someone’s faith is weak, welcome them, but not so that you can argue with them about differences of opinion.

Romans 13:13

Let’s act properly, like people living in the daytime. Don’t go to wild parties and don’t get drunk. Don’t do anything immoral or indecent. Don’t get into fights or be jealous of anyone.

Romans 12:16

Get along with one another. Don’t be proud, but be willing to befriend people who aren’t considered important. Don’t think you’re better than others.

Romans 2:8

But God will pour out his great anger on the ones who only look out for themselves, who don’t accept the truth, and who do wrong.

Acts 18:15

But since this is all about words and names and your own law, settle the matter yourselves. I won’t be a judge of such things.”

Acts 8:9

For quite a while a man named Simon had lived in that city and practiced evil magic there. This had amazed all the people of Samaria. He was claiming to be someone great,