1 Timothy 4:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

Bodily

Little

Hebrews 9:9

Having

General references

Luke 12:31

Bible References

Bodily

And Samuel said, Has the Lord as much delight in offerings and burned offerings as in the doing of his orders? Truly, to do his pleasure is better than to make offerings, and to give ear to him than the fat of sheep.

What use to me is the number of the offerings which you give me? says the Lord; your burned offerings of sheep, and the best parts of fat cattle, are a weariness to me; I take no pleasure in the blood of oxen, or of lambs, or of he-goats.

They say, Why have we kept ourselves from food, and you do not see it? why have we kept ourselves from pleasure, and you take no note of it? If, in the days when you keep from food, you take the chance to do your business, and get in your debts;

To what purpose does sweet perfume come to me from Sheba, and spices from a far country? your burned offerings give me no pleasure, your offerings of beasts are not pleasing to me.

Your feasts are disgusting to me, I will have nothing to do with them; I will take no delight in your holy meetings.

But God's approval of us is not based on the food we take: if we do not take it we are no worse for it; and if we take it we are no better.

Which say there may be no touching, tasting, or taking in your hands,

Do not be turned away by different strange teachings, because it is good for your hearts to be made strong by grace, and not by meats, which were of no profit to those who took so much trouble over them.

Little

And this is an image of the present time; when the offerings which are given are not able to make the heart of the worshipper completely clean,

Having

Now if you give ear to the voice of the Lord your God, and keep with care all these orders which I have given you today, then the Lord your God will put you high over all the nations of the earth:

He will keep you safe from six troubles, and in seven no evil will come near you.

Have faith in the Lord, and do good; be at rest in the land, and go after righteousness.

The Lord God is our sun and our strength: the Lord will give grace and glory: he will not keep back any good thing from those whose ways are upright.

No evil will come on you, and no disease will come near your tent.

Let the Lord be praised. Happy is the man who gives honour to the Lord, and has great delight in his laws.

Long life is in her right hand, and in her left are wealth and honour.

Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and his life is long, I am certain that it will be well for those who go in fear of God and are in fear before him.

Happy is the upright man! for he will have joy of the fruit of his ways.

And the work of righteousness will be peace; and the effect of an upright rule will be to take away fear for ever.

He will have a place on high: he will be safely shut in by the high rocks: his bread will be given to him; his waters will be certain.

For this cause says the Lord God, My servants will have food, but you will be in need of food: my servants will have drink, but you will be dry: my servants will have joy, but you will be shamed:

Happy are the poor in spirit: for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

But let your first care be for his kingdom and his righteousness; and all these other things will be given to you in addition.

And everyone who has given up houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or child, or land, for my name, will be given a hundred times as much, and have eternal life.

You have knowledge of what is said in the law, Do not put any one to death, Do not be untrue in married life, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness, Do not get money by deceit, Give honour to your father and mother.

But let your chief care be for his kingdom, and these other things will be given to you in addition.

And we are conscious that all things are working together for good to those who have love for God, and have been marked out by his purpose.

Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;

Because by his power he has given us everything necessary for life and righteousness, through the knowledge of him who has been our guide by his glory and virtue;

And this is the hope which he gave you, even eternal life.

Him who overcomes I will make a pillar in the house of my God, and he will go out no more: and I will put on him the name of my God, and the name of the town of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God, and my new name.

General references

Now Abram had great wealth of cattle and silver and gold.

A blessing will be on the fruit of your body, and on the fruit of your land, on the fruit of your cattle, the increase of your herd, and the young of your flock.

And this is no small thing for you, but it is your life, and through this you may make your days long in the land which you are going over Jordan to take for your heritage.

But new wine has to be put into new wine-skins.

But let your chief care be for his kingdom, and these other things will be given to you in addition.