YLT
KJV
20. O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane [and] vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:
ASV
20. O Timothy, guard that which is committed unto thee, turning away from the profane babblings and oppositions of the knowledge which is falsely so called;
ESV
20. O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. Avoid the irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called "knowledge,"
ERVEN
20. Timothy, God has trusted you with many things. Keep these things safe. Stay away from people who talk about useless things that are not from God and who argue against you with a "knowledge" that is not knowledge at all.
NLT
20. Timothy, guard what God has entrusted to you. Avoid godless, foolish discussions with those who oppose you with their so-called knowledge.
WEB
20. Timothy, guard that which is committed to you, turning away from the empty chatter and oppositions of the knowledge which is falsely so called;
NET
20. O Timothy, protect what has been entrusted to you. Avoid the profane chatter and absurdities of so-called "knowledge."
NLV
20. Timothy, keep safe what God has trusted you with. Turn away from foolish talk. Do not argue with those who think they know so much. They know less than they think they do.
HCSB
20. Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you, avoiding irreverent, empty speech and contradictions from the "knowledge" that falsely bears that name.
LITV
20. O Timothy, guard the Deposit, having turned away from the profane empty babblings and opposing theories of the falsely named knowledge,
RV
20. O Timothy, guard that which is committed unto {cf15i thee}, turning away from the profane babblings and oppositions of the knowledge which is falsely so called;
NCV
20. Timothy, guard what God has trusted to you. Stay away from foolish, useless talk and from the arguments of what is falsely called "knowledge."
MKJV
20. O Timothy, guard the Deposit, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of falsely-named science,
AKJV
20. O Timothy, keep that which is committed to your trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:
LXXEN
KJV
20. O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane [and] vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:
AMP
20. O Timothy, guard and keep the deposit entrusted [to you]! Turn away from the irreverent babble and godless chatter, with the vain and empty and worldly phrases, and the subtleties and the contradictions in what is falsely called knowledge and spiritual illumination.
KJVP
20. O G5599 INJ Timothy G5095 N-VSM , keep G5442 V-AAM-2S that which is committed to thy trust G3872 , avoiding G1624 V-PMP-NSM profane G952 A-APF [ and ] vain babblings G2757 N-APF , and G2532 CONJ oppositions G477 N-APF of G3588 T-GSF science G1108 N-GSF falsely so called G5581 A-GSF :
YLT
20. O Timotheus, the thing entrusted guard thou, avoiding the profane vain-words and opposition of the falsely-named knowledge,
ASV
20. O Timothy, guard that which is committed unto thee, turning away from the profane babblings and oppositions of the knowledge which is falsely so called;
WEB
20. Timothy, guard that which is committed to you, turning away from the empty chatter and oppositions of the knowledge which is falsely so called;
NASB
20. O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid profane babbling and the absurdities of so-called knowledge.
ESV
20. O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. Avoid the irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called "knowledge,"
RV
20. O Timothy, guard that which is committed unto {cf15i thee}, turning away from the profane babblings and oppositions of the knowledge which is falsely so called;
RSV
20. O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid the godless chatter and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge,
NKJV
20. O Timothy! Guard what was committed to your trust, avoiding the profane [and] idle babblings and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge --
MKJV
20. O Timothy, guard the Deposit, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of falsely-named science,
AKJV
20. O Timothy, keep that which is committed to your trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:
NRSV
20. Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid the profane chatter and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge;
NIV
20. Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge,
NIRV
20. Timothy, guard what God has trusted you with. Turn away from godless chatter. Stay away from opposing ideas that are falsely called knowledge.
NLT
20. Timothy, guard what God has entrusted to you. Avoid godless, foolish discussions with those who oppose you with their so-called knowledge.
MSG
20. And oh, my dear Timothy, guard the treasure you were given! Guard it with your life. Avoid the talk-show religion and the practiced confusion of the so-called experts.
GNB
20. Timothy, keep safe what has been entrusted to your care. Avoid the profane talk and foolish arguments of what some people wrongly call "Knowledge."
NET
20. O Timothy, protect what has been entrusted to you. Avoid the profane chatter and absurdities of so-called "knowledge."
ERVEN
20. Timothy, God has trusted you with many things. Keep these things safe. Stay away from people who talk about useless things that are not from God and who argue against you with a "knowledge" that is not knowledge at all.