Titus 1:14 (KJV)

Passage

Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.

Nearby Context

Titus 1:12 One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

Titus 1:13 This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

Titus 1:14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.

Titus 1:15 Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

Titus 1:16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "giving", "heed", "jewish", "fables", "commandments", "turn", and "truth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "giving" and "heed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "This witness is true Wherefore rebuke them..." into verse 15's "Unto the pure all things are pure...", so "giving" and "heed" belong inside that flow. In Titus context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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