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 maketh alive all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate testified 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 swore to thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou didst not build,

And thou shalt say in thy heart, My power and the might of my 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 to 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 afflicted 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 to Israel? a land of darkness? why say my people, We are lords; we will come no more to thee?

Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fullness 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 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 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 high-minded, but fear:

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

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

Uncertain riches

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

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

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

Who

That which thou givest them, they gather: thou openest thy 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 had come, and had assembled the church, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and that he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

Neither is worshiped 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 spoke to Moses, and to Aaron, and gave them a charge to the children of Israel, and to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

Because thou didst not serve 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 its fullness.

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