1 Timothy 6:3-8
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If anyone s teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with t the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching u that accords with godliness,
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v he is puffed up with conceit and w understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for x controversy and for y quarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions,
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and constant friction among people z who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, a imagining that godliness is a means of gain.
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Now there is great gain in b godliness c with contentment,
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for d we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world.
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But e if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content.
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1 Timothy 1:3
As I urged you when I was going to Macedonia, remain at Ephesus so that you may charge certain persons not to teach any different doctrine.
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1 Timothy 1:10
The sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine.
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Titus 1:1
Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God's elect and their knowledge of the truth, which accords with godliness.
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1 Timothy 3:6
He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil.
2 Timothy 3:4
Treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God.
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1 Corinthians 8:2
If anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know.
1 Timothy 1:7
Desiring to be teachers of the law, without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make confident assertions.
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1 Timothy 1:4
Nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculations rather than the stewardship from God that is by faith.
2 Timothy 2:23
Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.
Titus 3:9
But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless.
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2 Timothy 2:14
Remind them of these things, and charge them before God not to quarrel about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers.
Acts 18:15
But since it is a matter of questions about words and names and your own law, see to it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of these things.
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2 Timothy 3:8
Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men corrupted in mind and disqualified regarding the faith.
Ephesians 4:22
To put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires.
Titus 1:15
To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
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Titus 1:11
They must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful gain what they ought not to teach.
2 Peter 2:3
And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
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1 Timothy 4:8
For while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.
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Psalms 37:16
Better is the little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked.
Proverbs 15:16
Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble with it.
Proverbs 16:8
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice.
Philippians 4:11
Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content.
Hebrews 13:5
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you.
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Job 1:21
And he said, "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.
Psalms 49:17
For when he dies he will carry nothing away; his glory will not go down after him.
Ecclesiastes 5:15
As he came from his mother's womb he shall go again, naked as he came, and shall take nothing for his toil that he may carry away in his hand.
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Genesis 28:20
Then Jacob made a vow, saying, "If God will be with me and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear.
Proverbs 30:8
Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me.
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