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 thee, before God, who is making all things alive, and of Christ Jesus, who did testify before Pontius Pilate the right profession,

according as I did exhort thee to remain in Ephesus -- I going on to Macedonia -- that thou mightest charge certain not to teach any other thing,

I testify fully, before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the choice messengers, that these things thou mayest keep, without forejudging, doing nothing by partiality.

That they

And it hath been, when Jehovah thy God doth bring thee in unto the land which He hath sworn to thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to thee -- cities great and good, which thou hast not built,

and thou hast said in thy heart, My power, and the might of my hand, hath made for me this wealth:

And by chief things -- of the ancient mountains, And by precious things -- of the age-during heights,

And at his being strong his heart hath been high unto destruction, and he trespasseth against Jehovah his God, and goeth in unto the temple of Jehovah to make perfume upon the altar of perfume.

and Hezekiah hath not returned according to the deed done unto him, for his heart hath been lofty, and there is wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem;

Because the wicked hath boasted Of the desire of his soul, And a dishonest gainer he hath blessed, He hath despised Jehovah.

In the misery of mortals they are not, And with common men they are not plagued.

Lest I become satiated, and have denied, And have said, 'Who is Jehovah?' And lest I be poor, and have stolen, And have laid hold of the name of my God.

O generation, see ye the word of Jehovah: A wilderness have I been to Israel? A land of thick darkness? Wherefore have My people said, 'We mourned, We come not in again unto Thee.'

Lo, this hath been the iniquity of Sodom thy sister, Arrogancy, fulness of bread, and quiet ease, Have been to her and to her daughters, And the hand of the afflicted and needy She hath not strengthened.

the king hath answered and said, Is not this that great Babylon that I have built, for the house of the kingdom, in the might of my strength, and for the glory of mine honour?

and because of the greatness that He gave to him, all peoples, nations, and languages were trembling and fearing before him: whom he willed he was slaying, and whom he willed he was keeping alive, and whom he willed he was raising up, and whom he willed he was making low;

According to their feedings they are satiated, They have been satiated, And their heart is lifted up, Therefore they have forgotten Me,

Each of them with a hook he hath brought up, He doth catch it in his net, and gathereth it in his drag, Therefore he doth joy and rejoice.

by unbelief they were broken off, and thou hast stood by faith; be not high-minded, but be fearing;

And let the brother who is low rejoice in his exaltation,

Render to her as also she did render to you, and double to her doubles according to her works; in the cup that she did mingle mingle to her double.

Uncertain riches

For wealth maketh to itself wings, As an eagle it flieth to the heavens.

For riches are not to the age, Nor a crown to generation and generation.

There is a painful evil I have seen under the sun: wealth kept for its possessor, for his evil.

Who

Thou dost give to them -- they gather, Thou dost open Thy hand -- they are satisfied with good.

for all these do the nations seek for, for your heavenly Father doth know that ye have need of all these;

and having come and gathered together the assembly, they declared as many things as God did with them, and that He did open to the nations a door of faith;

neither by the hands of men is He served -- needing anything, He giving to all life, and breath, and all things;

General references

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and chargeth them for the sons of Israel, and for Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt.

Because that thou hast not served Jehovah thy God with joy, and with gladness of heart, because of the abundance of all things --

If I have made gold my confidence, And to the pure gold have said, 'My trust,'

to him who is asking of thee be giving, and him who is willing to borrow from thee thou mayest not turn away.

'Treasure not up to yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust disfigure, and where thieves break through and steal,

for the Lord's is the earth, and its fulness;

and these things charge, that they may be blameless;