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1611 Bible Books1 Timothy 4:7 (1611 King James Bible)
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But refuse prophane and olde wiues fables, and exercise thy selfe rather vnto godlinesse.
- 1611 King James Bible
Other Translations of 1 Timothy 4:7
But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself [rather] unto godliness.
- King James Version (Pure Cambridge 'Authorized Version')
but refuse profane and old wives' fables. And exercise thyself unto godliness:
- American Standard Version (1901)
But have nothing to do with unclean and foolish stories. Give yourself training in religion:
- Basic English Bible
But have nothing to do with unclean and foolish stories. Give yourself training in religion:
- Darby Bible
But avoid foolish and old wives' fables: and exercise thyself unto godliness.
- Douay Rheims Bible
1Ti 4:7 Refuse profane and old wives' fables. The foolish myths and legends of the heathen, and also the marvelous additions which Jewish rabbis had made to the Old Testament. Reject all these. Exercise thyself [rather] unto godliness. Train thyself to a godly life, as a gymnast trains himself to bodily exercise.
- People's Bible
But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather to godliness.
- Webster's Bible
But worldly stories, fit only for credulous old women, have nothing to do with.
- Weymouth Bible
But refuse profane and old wives' fables. Exercise yourself toward godliness.
- World English Bible
But eschewe thou vncouenable fablis, and elde wymmenus fablis; haunte thi silf to pitee.
- Wycliffe Bible
and the profane and old women's fables reject thou, and exercise thyself unto piety,
- Youngs Literal Bible
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View Wesley's Notes for 1 Timothy 4:7
4:7 Like those who were to contend in the Grecian games, exercise thyself unto godliness - Train thyself up in holiness of heart and life, with the utmost labour, vigour, and diligence.
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