7but refuse profane and old wives fables. And exercise thyself unto godliness:


In Context

4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it be received with thanksgiving:

5 for it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer.

6 If 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 :

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

8 for 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.

9 Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptation.

1 Timothy 4:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:7But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself [rather] unto godliness.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:7Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives' tales; rather, train yourself to be godly.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:7But avoid foolish and old wives' fables: and exercise thyself unto godliness.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:7But profane and old wives' fables avoid, but exercise thyself unto piety;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:7but refuse profane and old wives' fables. And exercise thyself unto godliness:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:7But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather to godliness.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:7But refuse profane and old wives' fables. Exercise yourself toward godliness.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:7and the profane and old women's fables reject thou, and exercise thyself unto piety,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:7But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise yourself rather to godliness.