1 Timothy 4:7
But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
Cross-reference
In 1 Timothy 1:4, Paul similarly warns against myths and genealogies that promote speculations rather than godly stewardship.
In 1 Timothy 6:11, Paul commands pursuing godliness directly, reinforcing the call to train in godliness.
In 1 Timothy 6:20, Paul urges avoiding worldly chatter and false knowledge, a parallel warning to reject empty teachings.
In 1 Timothy 3:16, Paul calls the incarnation the mystery of godliness, providing the doctrinal basis for training in godliness.
In 1 Timothy 2:10, Paul links godliness with good works, connecting to the command to train in godliness.
In Acts 24:16, Paul's striving for a clear conscience illustrates the practical outworking of training in godliness.
2 Peter 1:5-8 lists the specific virtues to add to faith, culminating in godliness — a practical expansion.
Hebrews 5:14 uses the same 'training' (gumnazo) metaphor for mature discernment — directly reinforcing the command.
In Titus 3:9, Paul says avoid foolish controversies and genealogies as unprofitable, a parallel to rejecting myths.
Titus 2:12 echoes the same call to reject ungodliness and live self-controlled, godly lives.
In Titus 1:14, Paul warns against Jewish myths and human commands that turn from truth, reinforcing the same warning.
In 2 Timothy 4:4, Paul describes people turning from truth to myths, directly paralleling the myths to avoid.
2 Timothy 3:12 adds that training in godliness inevitably attracts persecution — a sobering consequence.
In 2 Timothy 2:23, Paul instructs to refuse foolish speculations that produce quarrels, similar to rejecting myths.
In 2 Timothy 2:16, Paul warns that worldly chatter leads to ungodliness, echoing the command to avoid godless myths.
Ephesians 4:14 describes the instability of those tossed by false teaching — the consequence of not training in godliness.
In Hebrews 12:11, 'exercised' (gymnazo) yields righteousness — same root as 'exercise yourself' in 1 Tim 4:7, linking discipline to godliness.
Matthew 15:9 condemns worship based on human rules — the same 'old wives' tales' Paul warns against.
In 2 Peter 1:6, godliness (eusebeia) is a virtue to be added through self-control — same term as 1 Tim 4:7's goal of training.
2 Peter 1:16 rejects 'cunningly devised fables' (mythos) — the same word Paul warns against in 1 Tim 4:7.