1 Timothy 6:4 (GNV)

Passage

He is puft vp and knoweth nothing, but doteth about questions and strife of words, whereof commeth enuie, strife, railings, euill surmisings,

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 6:2 And they which haue beleeuing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren, but rather doe seruice, because they are faithfull, and beloued, and partakers of the benefite. These things teach and exhort.

1 Timothy 6:3 If any man teach otherwise, and consenteth not to the wholesome wordes of our Lord Iesus Christ, and to the doctrine, which is according to godlinesse,

1 Timothy 6:4 He is puft vp and knoweth nothing, but doteth about questions and strife of words, whereof commeth enuie, strife, railings, euill surmisings,

1 Timothy 6:5 Frowarde disputations of men of corrupt mindes and destitute of ye trueth, which thinke that gaine is godlines: from such separate thy selfe.

1 Timothy 6:6 But godlinesse is great gaine, if a man be content with that he hath.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "puft", "knoweth", "nothing", "doteth", "questions", "strife", "words", and "whereof". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "puft" and "knoweth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "If any man teach otherwise and consenteth..." into verse 5's "Frowarde disputations of men of corrupt mindes...", so "puft" and "knoweth" belong inside that flow. In 1 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "puft" and "knoweth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.