I will ... that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array. 2:8
"Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies." If we follow this advice we would ignore most of the Bible -- especially the genealogies found in Gen 10, 1 Chr 1-9, Mt 1, and Lk 3. 1:4
"Refuse ... old wives' fables." What about old husbands' fables? Old Bible fables? 4:7
"The love of money is the root of all evil." 6:10
"Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be ... ready to distribute." 6:17-18