1 Timothy 4:7
“But refuse prophane and olde wiues fables, and exercise thy selfe rather vnto godlinesse.”
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1 Timothy 4:7 Context
5For it is sanctified by the word of God, and prayer. 6If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Iesus Christ, nourished vp in the wordes of faith, and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained. 7But refuse prophane and olde wiues fables, and exercise thy selfe rather vnto godlinesse. 8For bodily exercise profiteth litle, but godlinesse is profitable vnto all things, hauing promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. 9This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation:
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But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself [rather] unto godliness.
- King James Version
But have nothing to do with worldly fables fit only for old women. On the other hand, discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness;
- New American Standard Version (1995)