constant friction of people of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. Withdraw yourself from such.
and destitute of truth: The word "destitute" (apostereo) means to rob or defraud (1 Corinthians 6:7-8). These men had no truth for it was taken from them by the sins committed. They were in a state of deprivation regarding truth but not because it had not been available or possessed. They once had known the truth but had become defectors (1 Timothy 1:19). Vine points out that "The corrupting of the mind and the loss of the truth are to one another as cause and effect" (93).