1 Timothy 6:5 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

1 Timothy 6:7 For we brought nothing into the world, and it is certaine, that we can carie nothing out.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "frowarde", "disputations", "corrupt", "mindes", "destitute", "trueth", "thinke", and "gaine". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "frowarde" and "disputations", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "He is puft vp and knoweth nothing..." into verse 6's "But godlinesse is great gaine if a...", so "frowarde" and "disputations" 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 "frowarde" and "disputations" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.