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But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they engender strifes.
But foolish and ignorant questionings refuse, knowing that they gender strifes.
But have nothing to do with foolish and ignorant speculations [useless disputes over unedifying, stupid controversies], since you know that they produce strife and give birth to quarrels.
But refuse (shut your mind against, have nothing to do with) trifling (ill-informed, unedifying, stupid) controversies over ignorant questionings, for you know that they foster strife and breed quarrels.
But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.
But reject foolish and ignorant disputes, because you know that they breed quarrels.
Avoid foolish and thoughtless discussions, since you know that they produce conflicts.
But stay away from stupid and ignorant controversies — you know that they lead to fights,
Stay away from stupid and senseless arguments. These only lead to trouble,
But foolish and senseless questionings avoid, knowing that they beget contentions.
And be declining the foolish and ignorant controversies, knowing that they breed battles.
And avoid foolish and unlearned questions, knowing that they beget strifes.
Stay away from foolish and stupid arguments. You know that these arguments grow into bigger arguments.
Do not join with people who want to argue about silly things that do not mean anything. You know that silly things like that only cause people to quarrel.
But avoid foolish and ignorant arguments, since you know they breed quarrels.
Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.
Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.
·Stay away from [Avoid; Having nothing to do with] foolish and ·stupid [ignorant] ·arguments [controversies; speculation], because you know they ·grow into [breed; beget] quarrels.
And put away foolish and unlearned questions, knowing that they engender strife.
Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments. You know they cause quarrels.
But keep away from foolish and ignorant arguments; you know that they end up in quarrels.
But reject foolish and ignorant disputes, knowing that they breed quarrels.
Stay away from foolish and stupid arguments. You know that such arguments grow into bigger arguments.
Do not have anything to do with foolish and stupid discussions, because you know they breed arguments.
Turn your back on the turbulent desires of youth and give your positive attention to goodness, faith, love and peace in company with all those who approach God in sincerity. But have nothing to do with silly and ill-informed controversies which lead inevitably, as you know, to strife.
But foolish and unwise questions refuse, knowing that they do beget contentions.
But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.
But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.
But refuse foolish and ignorant speculations, knowing that they produce quarrels.
But avoid foolish and uninformed controversies, because you know that they produce quarrels.
Again I say, don’t get involved in foolish arguments, which only upset people and make them angry.
Run away from childish indulgence. Run after mature righteousness—faith, love, peace—joining those who are in honest and serious prayer before God. Refuse to get involved in inane discussions; they always end up in fights. God’s servant must not be argumentative, but a gentle listener and a teacher who keeps cool, working firmly but patiently with those who refuse to obey. You never know how or when God might sober them up with a change of heart and a turning to the truth, enabling them to escape the Devil’s trap, where they are caught and held captive, forced to run his errands.
But avoid foolish and unlearned debates, knowing that they create strife.
But avoid the foolish and uneducated speculations, knowing that they breed quarrels.
Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments. You know they cause quarrels.
Avoid foolish and ignorant debates, for you know that they breed quarrels.
But refuse foolish and ignorant speculations, knowing that they produce quarrels.
But refuse foolish and ignorant speculations, knowing that they produce quarrels.
Avoid foolish and stupid speculations, for you are well aware that they only result in quarrels.
Stay away from foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they grow into quarrels.
But reject foolish and ignorant controversies, because you know they breed infighting.
Don’t have anything to do with arguing. It is dumb and foolish. You know it only leads to fights.
Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels.
Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels.
But avoid foolish and ignorant disputes, knowing that they generate strife.
Let me say it again. Have nothing to do with foolish talk and those who want to argue. It can only lead to trouble.
Again I say, don’t get involved in foolish, ignorant arguments that only start fights.
Foolish and unlearned controversies put from you, remembering that they do but engender strife.
Have nothing to do with stupid and senseless controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.
Have nothing to do with stupid and senseless controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.
Have nothing to do with stupid and senseless controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.
Have nothing to do with stupid and senseless controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.
Avoid silly and unprofitable disputes, because you know that they produce fights;
But speculations characterized by narrishkait and lacking da’as—such refuse, knowing that they produce fights.
And put away foolish and uneducated questions, knowing that they beget strife.
Have nothing to do with stupid, senseless controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.
Have nothing to do with stupid, senseless controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.
But avoid foolish and ignorant disputes, knowing that they produce quarrels.
Excuse yourself from any conversations that turn into foolish and uninformed debates because you know they only provoke fights.
But refuse foolish and ignorant questionings, knowing that they generate strife.
Keep out of foolish quarrels. You know that they start fights.
And eschew thou foolish questions, and without knowing [Forsooth shun thou foolish questions, and without discipline], witting that those gender chidings.
and the foolish and uninstructed questions be avoiding, having known that they beget strife,
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