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1 Timothy 6:4

1 Timothy 6:4
He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

He is proud,.... Or swelled and puffed up with a vain conceit of himself and his own notions, and treats with an haughty air the faithful ministers of the word. The doctrines of grace are of an…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

He is proud - That is, he is lifted up with his fancied superior acquaintance with the nature of religion. The Greek verb means, properly, “to smoke, to fume;” and then to be inflated, to “be…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

He is proud - Τετυφωται· He is blown up, or inflated with a vain opinion of his own knowledge; whereas his knowledge is foolishness, for he knows nothing.

Doting about questions - He is sick,…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Timothy 6:1-5

I. Here is the duty of servants. The apostle had spoken before of church-relations, here of our family-relations. Servants are here said to be under the yoke, which denotes both subjection and labour;…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

he is proud, knowing nothing - Puffed up," R.V. The word occurs only here and 1Ti 3:6; 2Ti 3:4; and goes towards composing the strongvocabulary of the Epistles: -filled with a blind "inflated…