But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness,

但要远避世俗的虚谈，因为这等人必进到更不敬虔的地步。

要远避世俗的空谈，因为这等空谈会使人进到更不敬虔的地步。

要远避世俗的空谈，因为这等空谈会使人进到更不敬虔的地步。

要远避一切世俗的空谈，因为好空谈的人只会越来越不敬虔。

总要远避世俗的空谈，因为这些必会引人进到更不敬虔的地步。

至于那些不敬神的空谈，你们要避免，因为说这些话的人将导致更多不敬神的事；

但要遠避世俗的虛談，因為這等人必進到更不敬虔的地步。

要遠避世俗的空談，因為這等空談會使人進到更不敬虔的地步。

要遠避世俗的空談，因為這等空談會使人進到更不敬虔的地步。

要遠避一切世俗的空談，因為好空談的人只會越來越不敬虔。

總要遠避世俗的空談，因為這些必會引人進到更不敬虔的地步。

至於凡俗的空談，你總要遠避着；因為那些空談的人必進到更不敬虔的地步；

至於那些不敬神的空談，你們要避免，因為說這些話的人將導致更多不敬神的事；

惟遠不經之虛談、因若人將益進於不虔、

當棄諸妄論浮詞、因浸久弊必叢滋、

惟當棄妄論虛詞、因此使不虔之事愈增、

一切不經之論、無謂之辯、當避之若浼。其言不經者。其行亦必日趨腐化

Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly.

Stay away from godless chatter. Those who take part in it will become more and more ungodly.

Avoid worthless, foolish talk that only leads to more godless behavior.

Avoid irreverent and empty speech, since those who engage in it will produce even more godlessness,

But avoid worldly and empty chatter, for it will lead to further ungodliness,

But shun profane and idle babblings, for they will increase to more ungodliness.

But shun profane babblings: for they will proceed further in ungodliness,

But avoid irreverent, empty speech, for this will produce an even greater measure of godlessness.

But shun profane[ and] vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

But avoid profane chatter, because those occupied with it will stray further and further into ungodliness,

But shun empty chatter, for it will go further in ungodliness,

But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless.

O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. Avoid the irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called“ knowledge,”

For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way.And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by the appearance of his coming.

And Ezra the priest stood up and said to them,“ You have broken faith and married foreign women, and so increased the guilt of Israel.

Ephraim feeds on the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; they multiply falsehood and violence; they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried to Egypt.

and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of the beast it deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast that was wounded by the sword and yet lived.

while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed.

They must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful gain what they ought not to teach.

One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound, but its mortal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled as they followed the beast.

See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no“ root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;

Remind them of these things, and charge them before God not to quarrel about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers.

not devoting themselves to Jewish myths and the commands of people who turn away from the truth.

For, speaking loud boasts of folly, they entice by sensual passions of the flesh those who are barely escaping from those who live in error.

Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths. Rather train yourself for godliness;

Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump?

Do not be deceived:“ Bad company ruins good morals.”