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1 Timothy 4:7

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but refuse profane and old wives’ fables. And exercise thyself unto godliness:

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1 Timothy 4:7 in other translations

But refuse profane and old wives’ fables. Exercise yourself toward godliness.

1 Timothy 4:7 · World English Bible

1 Timothy 4:7 in context

  1. 5for it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer.
  2. 6If thou put the brethren in mind of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine which thou hast followed until now:
  3. 7but refuse profane and old wives’ fables. And exercise thyself unto godliness:
  4. 8for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come.
  5. 9Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptation.