1 Timothy 6:4 (YLT)

Passage

he is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and word-striving, out of which doth come envy, strife, evil-speakings, evil-surmisings,

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 6:2 and those having believing masters, let them not slight <FI>them<Fi> , because they are brethren, but rather let them serve, because they are stedfast and beloved, who of the benefit are partaking. These things be teaching and exhorting;

1 Timothy 6:3 if any one be teaching otherwise, and do not consent to sound words--those of our Lord Jesus Christ--and to the teaching according to piety,

1 Timothy 6:4 he is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and word-striving, out of which doth come envy, strife, evil-speakings, evil-surmisings,

1 Timothy 6:5 wranglings of men wholly corrupted in mind, and destitute of the truth, supposing the piety to be gain; depart from such;

1 Timothy 6:6 but it is great gain--the piety with contentment;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "proud", "knowing", "nothing", "doting", "questions", "word-striving", "doth", and "come". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "proud" and "knowing", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "if any one be teaching otherwise and..." into verse 5's "wranglings of men wholly corrupted in mind...", so "proud" and "knowing" 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 "proud" and "knowing" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.