KJV
23. But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.
KJV
23. But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.
AMP
23. But refuse (shut your mind against, have nothing to do with) trifling (ill-informed, unedifying, stupid) controversies over ignorant questionings, for you know that they foster strife and breed quarrels.
KJVP
23. But G1161 CONJ foolish G3474 A-APF and G2532 CONJ unlearned G521 A-APF questions G2214 N-APF avoid G3868 V-PNM-2S , knowing G1492 V-RAP-NSM that G3754 CONJ they do engender G1080 V-PAI-3P strifes G3163 N-APF .
YLT
23. and the foolish and uninstructed questions be avoiding, having known that they beget strife,
ASV
23. But foolish and ignorant questionings refuse, knowing that they gender strifes.
WEB
23. But refuse foolish and ignorant questionings, knowing that they generate strife.
NASB
23. Avoid foolish and ignorant debates, for you know that they breed quarrels.
ESV
23. Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.
RV
23. But foolish and ignorant questionings refuse, knowing that they gender strifes.
RSV
23. Have nothing to do with stupid, senseless controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.
NKJV
23. But avoid foolish and ignorant disputes, knowing that they generate strife.
MKJV
23. But avoid foolish and unlearned questions, knowing that they give birth to strifes.
AKJV
23. But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do engender strifes.
NRSV
23. Have nothing to do with stupid and senseless controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.
NIV
23. Don't have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels.
NIRV
23. Don't have anything to do with arguing. It is dumb and foolish. You know it only leads to fights.
NLT
23. Again I say, don't get involved in foolish, ignorant arguments that only start fights.
MSG
23. Refuse to get involved in inane discussions; they always end up in fights.
GNB
23. But keep away from foolish and ignorant arguments; you know that they end up in quarrels.
NET
23. But reject foolish and ignorant controversies, because you know they breed infighting.
ERVEN
23. Stay away from foolish and stupid arguments. You know that these arguments grow into bigger arguments.