But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. (2 Timothy 2:23)
Literally, “give birth to.”
That is, keep on avoiding, continue to have nothing to do with foolish, irrelevant, unprofitable discussions (see on
1 Tim. 4:7).
That is, not sufficiently educated or mentally disciplined by study to deal properly with a matter (cf.
1 Tim. 1:4; 4:7; 6:4).