1 Timothy 6:17

Instructions To The Rich

¹⁶ who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen. ¹⁷ Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy. ¹⁸ They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share,

All Things

Do Good

Lifted Up

Living God

Of This World

Romans 11:20

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

1 Timothy 4:10

For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.

Psalm 62:10

Put no trust in extortion; set no vain hopes on robbery; if riches increase, set not your heart on them.

Proverbs 23:5

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

Mark 10:24

And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again, "Children, how difficult it is to enter the kingdom of God!

Acts 14:17

Yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good by giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness."

Genesis 13:2

Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.

Deuteronomy 6:10-12

"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,

Deuteronomy 8:17

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

Deuteronomy 33:15

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

2 Chronicles 26:16

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.

2 Chronicles 32:25-26

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.

Job 1:1-3

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.

Job 31:24-25

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

Psalm 10:3-4

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

Psalm 52:7

"See the man who would not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his riches and sought refuge in his own destruction!"

Psalm 62:8

Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah

Psalm 73:5-9

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

Psalm 84:11-12

For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.

Psalm 104:28

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

Psalm 118:8-9

It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.

Proverbs 11:28

Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

Proverbs 27:24

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

Proverbs 30:9

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.

Ecclesiastes 5:13-14

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

Ecclesiastes 5:18-19

Behold, what I have seen to be good and fitting is to eat and drink and find enjoyment in all the toil with which one toils under the sun the few days of his life that God has given him, for this is his lot.

Jeremiah 2:31

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'?

Jeremiah 9:23-24

Thus says the LORD: "Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches,

Jeremiah 17:7-8

"Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose trust is the LORD.

Ezekiel 16:49-50

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.

Ezekiel 16:56

Was not your sister Sodom a byword in your mouth in the day of your pride,

Daniel 4:30

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?"

Daniel 5:19-23

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.

Hosea 13:6

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

Habakkuk 1:15-16

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.

Matthew 6:32

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

Matthew 19:23

And Jesus said to his disciples, "Truly, I say to you, only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 27:57

When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus.

Luke 12:15-21

And he said to them, "Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."

Luke 19:2

And there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich.

Luke 19:9-10

And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham.

Acts 14:27

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.

Acts 17:25

nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything.

Ephesians 5:5

For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

Colossians 3:16

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

1 Thessalonians 1:9

For they themselves report concerning us the kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,

1 Timothy 1:3

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,

1 Timothy 3:15

if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth.

1 Timothy 5:21

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.

1 Timothy 6:13

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,

2 Timothy 4:10

For Demas, in love with this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia,Titus to Dalmatia.

Titus 2:12

training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

Titus 3:6

whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

James 1:9-10

Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation,

Revelation 18:6-7

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.