1 Timothy 4:7 KJV
But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
1 Timothy 4:5–9 KJV Chapter Context
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For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
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If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.
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But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
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For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
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This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.