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 before God who gives life to all things and Christ Jesus who made his good confession before Pontius Pilate,

As I urged you when I was leaving for Macedonia, stay on in Ephesus to instruct certain people not to spread false teachings,

Before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, I solemnly charge you to carry out these commands without prejudice or favoritism of any kind.

That they

Then when the Lord your God brings you to the land he promised your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to give you -- a land with large, fine cities you did not build,

Be careful not to say, "My own ability and skill have gotten me this wealth."

with the best of the ancient mountains and the harvest produced by the age-old hills;

But once he became powerful, his pride destroyed him. He disobeyed the Lord his God. He entered the Lord's temple to offer incense on the incense altar.

But Hezekiah was ungrateful; he had a proud attitude, provoking God to be angry at him, as well as Judah and Jerusalem.

Yes, the wicked man boasts because he gets what he wants; the one who robs others curses and rejects the Lord.

They are immune to the trouble common to men; they do not suffer as other men do.

lest I become satisfied and act deceptively and say, "Who is the Lord?" Or lest I become poor and steal and demean the name of my God.

You people of this generation, listen to what the Lord says. "Have I been like a wilderness to you, Israel? Have I been like a dark and dangerous land to you? Why then do you say, 'We are free to wander. We will not come to you any more?'

"'See here -- this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters had majesty, abundance of food, and enjoyed carefree ease, but they did not help the poor and needy.

The king uttered these words: "Is this not the great Babylon that I have built for a royal residence by my own mighty strength and for my majestic honor?"

Due to the greatness that he bestowed on him, all peoples, nations, and language groups were trembling with fear before him. He killed whom he wished, he spared whom he wished, he exalted whom he wished, and he brought low whom he wished.

When they were fed, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, they became proud; as a result, they forgot me!

The Babylonian tyrant pulls them all up with a fishhook; he hauls them in with his throw net. When he catches them in his dragnet, he is very happy.

Granted! They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but fear!

Now the believer of humble means should take pride in his high position.

Repay her the same way she repaid others; pay her back double corresponding to her deeds. In the cup she mixed, mix double the amount for her.

Uncertain riches

When you gaze upon riches, they are gone, for they surely make wings for themselves, and fly off into the sky like an eagle!

for riches do not last forever, nor does a crown last from generation to generation.

Here is a misfortune on earth that I have seen: Wealth hoarded by its owner to his own misery.

Who

You give food to them and they receive it; you open your hand and they are filled with food.

For the unconverted pursue these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

When they arrived and gathered the church together, they reported all the things God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles.

nor is he served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives life and breath and everything to everyone.

General references

The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them a charge for the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt to bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.

"Because you have not served the Lord your God joyfully and wholeheartedly with the abundance of everything you have,

"If I have put my confidence in gold or said to pure gold, 'You are my security!'

Give to the one who asks you, and do not reject the one who wants to borrow from you.

"Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

for the earth and its abundance are the Lord's.

Reinforce these commands, so that they will be beyond reproach.