Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
refuse—reject, avoid, have nothing to do with (II Timothy 2:23; Titus 3:10).
old wives' fables—anile myths (I Timothy 1:4, I Timothy 1:9; Titus 1:14). They are "profane," because leading away from "godliness" or "piety" (I Timothy 1:4-7; I Timothy 6:20; II Timothy 2:16; Titus 1:1-2).
exercise thyself—literally, "exercise thyself" as one undergoing training in a gymnasium. Let thy self-discipline be not in ascetical exercises as the false teachers (I Timothy 4:3, I Timothy 4:8; compare II Timothy 2:22-23; Hebrews 5:14; Hebrews 12:11), but with a view to godliness or "piety" (I Timothy 6:11-12).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing 1 Timothy 4:7:
1 Corinthians 9:24
1 Timothy 1:4
1 Timothy 3:16
1 Timothy 4:8
1 Timothy 4:11
1 Timothy 6:20-21
Titus 1:14
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