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 in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession,

As I urged you when I was going to Macedonia, remain at Ephesus so that you may charge certain persons not to teach any different doctrine,

In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels I charge you to keep these rules without prejudging, doing nothing from partiality.

That they

"And when the LORD your God brings you into the land that he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give you--with great and good cities that you did not build,

Beware lest you say in your heart, 'My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth.'

with the finest produce of the ancient mountains and the abundance of the everlasting hills,

But when he was strong, he grew proud, to his destruction. For he was unfaithful to the LORD his God and entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.

But Hezekiah did not make return according to the benefit done to him, for his heart was proud. Therefore wrath came upon him and Judah and Jerusalem.

For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul, and the one greedy for gain curses and renounces the LORD.

They are not in trouble as others are; they are not stricken like the rest of mankind.

lest I be full and deny you and say, "Who is the LORD?" or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God.

And you, O generation, behold the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness to Israel, or a land of thick darkness? Why then do my people say, 'We are free, we will come no more to you'?

Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had pride, excess of food, and prosperous ease, but did not aid the poor and needy.

and the king answered and said, "Is not this great Babylon, which I have built by my mighty power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?"

And because of the greatness that he gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. Whom he would, he killed, and whom he would, he kept alive; whom he would, he raised up, and whom he would, he humbled.

but when they had grazed, they became full, they were filled, and their heart was lifted up; therefore they forgot me.

He brings all of them up with a hook; he drags them out with his net; he gathers them in his dragnet; so he rejoices and is glad.

That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand fast through faith. So do not become proud, but fear.

Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation,

Pay her back as she herself has paid back others, and repay her double for her deeds; mix a double portion for her in the cup she mixed.

Uncertain riches

When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven.

for riches do not last forever; and does a crown endure to all generations?

There is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt,

Who

When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are filled with good things.

For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.

And when they arrived and gathered the church together, they declared all 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 mankind life and breath and everything.

General references

But the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them a charge about the people of Israel and about Pharaoh king of Egypt: to bring the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joyfulness and gladness of heart, because of the abundance of all things,

"If I have made gold my trust or called fine gold my confidence,

Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you.

"Do not lay 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 the fullness thereof."

Command these things as well, so that they may be without reproach.