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

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

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 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 disputes, genealogies, contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and useless.

O Timothy! Guard what was committed to your trust, avoiding the profane and idle babblings and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge—

For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way.And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming.

Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them,“ You have transgressed and have taken pagan wives, adding to the guilt of Israel.

“ Ephraim feeds on the wind, And pursues the east wind; He daily increases lies and desolation. Also they make a covenant with the Assyrians, And oil is carried to Egypt.

And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived.

But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed.

whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole households, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of dishonest gain.

And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and followed the beast.

looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled;

Remind them of these things, charging them before the Lord not to strive about words to no profit, to the ruin of the hearers.

not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn from the truth.

For when they speak great swelling words of emptiness, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through lewdness, the ones who have actually escaped from those who live in error.

But reject profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise yourself toward godliness.

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

Do not be deceived:“ Evil company corrupts good habits.”