2 Timothy 2:16

2:16 But avoid profane chatter, because those occupied with it will stray further and further into ungodliness,

2 Timothy 3:13

3:13 But evil people and charlatans will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and being deceived themselves.

sn Profane chatter was apparently a characteristic of the false teachers in Ephesus (cf. 1 Tim 1:3-4; 4:7; 6:20).

tn Grk “they [who engage in it] will progress even more in ungodliness.”

tn Grk “will advance to the worse.”

tn Grk “deceiving and being deceived.”