2 Timothy 2:23 (YLT)

Passage

and the foolish and uninstructed questions be avoiding, having known that they beget strife,

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 2:21 if, then, any one may cleanse himself from these, he shall be a vessel to honour, sanctified and profitable to the master--to every good work having been prepared,

2 Timothy 2:22 and the youthful lusts flee thou, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those calling upon the Lord out of a pure heart;

2 Timothy 2:23 and the foolish and uninstructed questions be avoiding, having known that they beget strife,

2 Timothy 2:24 and a servant of the Lord it behoveth not to strive, but to be gentle unto all, apt to teach, patient under evil,

2 Timothy 2:25 in meekness instructing those opposing--if perhaps God may give to them repentance to an acknowledging of the truth,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "foolish", "uninstructed", "questions", "avoiding", "having", "known", "beget", and "strife". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "foolish" and "uninstructed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "and the youthful lusts flee thou and..." into verse 24's "and a servant of the Lord it...", so "foolish" and "uninstructed" belong inside that flow. In 2 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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