1 Timothy 6:17

Instructions To The Rich

¹⁶ who only is having immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable, whom no one of men did see, nor is able to see, to whom is honour and might age-during! Amen. ¹⁷ Those rich in the present age charge thou not to be high-minded, nor to hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who is giving to us all things richly for enjoyment; -- ¹⁸ to do good, to be rich in good works, to be ready to impart, willing to communicate,

All Things

Do Good

Lifted Up

Living God

Of This World

Romans 11:20

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

1 Timothy 4:10

for for this we both labour and are reproached, because we hope on the living God, who is Saviour of all men -- especially of those believing.

Psalm 62:10

Trust not in oppression, And in robbery become not vain, Wealth -- when it increaseth -- set not the heart.

Proverbs 23:5

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

Mark 10:24

And the disciples were astonished at his words, and Jesus again answering saith to them, 'Children, how hard is it to those trusting on the riches to enter into the reign of God!

Acts 14:17

though, indeed, without witness He did not leave himself, doing good -- from heaven giving rains to us, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness;'

Genesis 13:2

and Abram is exceedingly wealthy in cattle, in silver, and in gold.

Deuteronomy 6:10-12

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,

Deuteronomy 8:17

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

Deuteronomy 33:15

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

2 Chronicles 26:16

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.

2 Chronicles 32:25-26

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;

Job 1:1-3

A man there hath been in the land of Uz -- Job his name -- and that man hath been perfect and upright -- both fearing God, and turning aside from evil.

Job 31:24-25

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

Psalm 10:3-4

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

Psalm 52:7

'Lo, the man who maketh not God his strong place, And trusteth in the abundance of his riches, He is strong in his mischiefs.'

Psalm 62:8

Trust in Him at all times, O people, Pour forth before Him your heart, God is a refuge for us. Selah.

Psalm 73:5-9

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

Psalm 84:11-12

For a sun and a shield is Jehovah God, Grace and honour doth Jehovah give. He withholdeth not good To those walking in uprightness.

Psalm 104:28

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

Psalm 118:8-9

Better to take refuge in Jehovah than to trust in man,

Proverbs 11:28

Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.

Proverbs 27:24

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

Proverbs 30:9

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.

Ecclesiastes 5:13-14

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

Ecclesiastes 5:18-19

Lo, that which I have seen: It is good, because beautiful, to eat, and to drink, and to see good in all one's labour that he laboureth at under the sun, the number of the days of his life that God hath given to him, for it is his portion.

Jeremiah 2:31

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.'

Jeremiah 9:23-24

Thus said Jehovah: Let not the wise boast himself in his wisdom, Nor let the mighty boast himself in his might, Let not the rich boast himself in his riches,

Jeremiah 17:7-8

Blessed is the man who trusteth in Jehovah, And whose confidence hath been Jehovah.

Ezekiel 16:49-50

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.

Ezekiel 16:56

And thy sister Sodom hath not been for a report in thy mouth, In the day of thine arrogancy,

Daniel 4:30

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?

Daniel 5:19-23

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;

Hosea 13:6

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

Habakkuk 1:15-16

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.

Matthew 6:32

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

Matthew 19:23

and Jesus said to his disciples, 'Verily I say to you, that hardly shall a rich man enter into the reign of the heavens;

Matthew 27:57

And evening having come, there came a rich man, from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was discipled to Jesus,

Luke 12:15-21

And he said unto them, 'Observe, and beware of the covetousness, because not in the abundance of one's goods is his life.'

Luke 19:2

and lo, a man, by name called Zaccheus, and he was a chief tax-gatherer, and he was rich,

Luke 19:9-10

And Jesus said unto him -- 'To-day salvation did come to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham;

Acts 14:27

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;

Acts 17:25

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

Ephesians 5:5

for this ye know, that every whoremonger, or unclean, or covetous person, who is an idolater, hath no inheritance in the reign of the Christ and God.

Colossians 3:16

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing each other, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, in grace singing in your hearts to the Lord;

1 Thessalonians 1:9

for they themselves concerning us do declare what entrance we had unto you, and how ye did turn unto God from the idols, to serve a living and true God,

1 Timothy 1:3

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,

1 Timothy 3:15

and if I delay, that thou mayest know how it behoveth thee to conduct thyself in the house of God, which is an assembly of the living God -- a pillar and foundation of the truth,

1 Timothy 5:21

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.

1 Timothy 6:13

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

2 Timothy 4:10

for Demas forsook me, having loved the present age, and went on to Thessalonica, Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia,

Titus 2:12

teaching us, that denying the impiety and the worldly desires, soberly and righteously and piously we may live in the present age,

Titus 3:6

which He poured upon us richly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour,

James 1:9-10

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

Revelation 18:6-7

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.