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 thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;

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

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

That they

And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,

And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.

And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for 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 rendered 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 boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.

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

Lest I be full, and deny thee, 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 ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?

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

The king spake, 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 honour 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 angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad.

Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, 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 hath filled fill to her double.

Uncertain riches

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

For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?

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

Who

That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.

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

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

Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;

General references

And the LORD spake 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 thou servedst not the LORD thy 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, Thou art my confidence;

Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

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

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

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