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 give you charge in the sight of God, who brings all things to life, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;

As I besought you to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that you might charge some that they teach no other doctrine,

I charge you before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that you observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.

That they

And it shall be, when the LORD your God shall have brought you into the land which he swore unto your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give you great and beautiful cities, which you built not,

And you say in your heart, My power and the might of my hand has gotten me this wealth.

And with the chief things of the ancient mountains, and with the precious things of the lasting hills,

But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.

But Hezekiah returned not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.

For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, and blesses the covetous, whom the LORD abhors.

They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.

Lest I be full, and deny you, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.

O generation, see you the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? why say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto you?

Behold, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom, pride, fullness of food, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

The king spoke, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honor of my majesty?

And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.

According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.

They take up all of them with the hook, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their dragnet: therefore they rejoice and are glad.

Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Be not arrogant, but fear:

Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:

Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she has filled, fill to her double.

Uncertain riches

Will you set your eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

For riches are not forever: and does the crown endure to every generation?

There is a great evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept by their owners to their hurt.

Who

That which you give them they gather: you open your hand, they are filled with good.

(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things.

And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they reported all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.

Neither is worshiped with men's hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he gives to all life, and breath, and all things;

General references

And the LORD spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

Because you served not the LORD your God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;

If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, You are my confidence;

Give to him that asks you, and from him that would borrow of you turn not away.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust does corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

For the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof.

And these things give in a charge, that they may be blameless.