7. refuse —reject, avoid, have nothing to do with ( 2 Timothy 2:23 ; Titus 3:10 ). old wives' fables —anile myths ( 1 Timothy 1:4 ; 1 Timothy 1:9 ; Titus 1:14 ). They are "profane," because leading away from "godliness" or "piety" ( 1 Timothy 1:4-7 ; 1 Timothy 6:20 ; 2 Timothy 2:16 ; Titus 1:1 ; Titus 1:2 ). exercise thyself —literally, "exercise thyself" as one undergoing training in a gymnasium. Let thy self-discipline be not in ascetical exercises as the false teachers ( 1 Timothy 4:3 ; 1 Timothy 4:8 ; compare 2 Timothy 2:22 ; 2 Timothy 2:23 ; Hebrews 5:14 ; Hebrews 12:11 ), but with a view to godliness or "piety" ( 1 Timothy 6:11 ; 1 Timothy 6:12 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-8" class="com-number"
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