1 Timothy 6:17

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1 Timothy 6:17

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Summary

Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

Charge

1 Timothy 6:13

1 Timothy 1:3

1 Timothy 5:21

That they

Uncertain riches

Proverbs 23:5

Proverbs 27:24

Ecclesiastes 5:13

Who

General references

1 Timothy 5:7

Bible References

Charge

I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate,

As I urged you upon my departure for Macedonia, remain on at Ephesus so that you may instruct certain men not to teach strange doctrines,

I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of His chosen angels, to maintain these principles without bias, doing nothing in a spirit of partiality.

That they

“Then it shall come about when the Lord your God brings you into the land which He swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to give you, great and splendid cities which you did not build,

Otherwise, you may say in your heart, ‘My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.’

“And with the best things of the ancient mountains,
And with the choice things of the everlasting hills,

But when he became strong, his heart was so proud that he acted corruptly, and he was unfaithful to the Lord his God, for he entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense.

But Hezekiah gave no return for the benefit he received, because his heart was proud; therefore wrath came on him and on Judah and Jerusalem.

For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire,
And the greedy man curses and spurns the Lord.

They are not in trouble as other men,
Nor are they plagued like mankind.

That I not be full and deny You and say, “Who is the Lord?”
Or that I not be in want and steal,
And profane the name of my God.

“O generation, heed the word of the Lord.
Have I been a wilderness to Israel,
Or a land of thick darkness?
Why do My people say, ‘We are free to roam;
We will no longer come to You’?

Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had arrogance, abundant food and careless ease, but she did not help the poor and needy.

The king reflected and said, ‘Is this not Babylon the great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?’

Because of the grandeur which He bestowed on him, all the peoples, nations and men of every language feared and trembled before him; whomever he wished he killed and whomever he wished he spared alive; and whomever he wished he elevated and whomever he wished he humbled.

As they had their pasture, they became satisfied,
And being satisfied, their heart became proud;
Therefore they forgot Me.

The Chaldeans bring all of them up with a hook,

Drag them away with their net,

And gather them together in their fishing net.
Therefore they rejoice and are glad.

Quite right, they were broken off for their unbelief, but you stand by your faith. Do not be conceited, but fear;

But the brother of humble circumstances is to glory in his high position;

Pay her back even as she has paid, and give back to her double according to her deeds; in the cup which she has mixed, mix twice as much for her.

Uncertain riches

When you set your eyes on it, it is gone.

For wealth certainly makes itself wings
Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.

For riches are not forever,
Nor does a crown endure to all generations.

There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: riches being hoarded by their owner to his hurt.

Who

You give to them, they gather it up;
You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good.

For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

When they had arrived and gathered the church together, they began to report all things that God had done with them and how He had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.

nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things;

General references

Then the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, and gave them a charge to the sons of Israel and to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

“Because you did not serve the Lord your God with joy and a glad heart, for the abundance of all things;

“If I have put my confidence in gold,
And called fine gold my trust,

Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

for the earth is the Lord’s, and

all it contains.

Prescribe these things as well, so that they may be above reproach.