1 Timothy 6:17

Instructions To The Rich

¹⁶ the only One who has immortality,
dwelling in unapproachable light;
no one has seen or can see Him,
to Him be honor and eternal might.
Amen. ¹⁷ Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be arrogant or to set their hope on the uncertainty of wealth, but on God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy. ¹⁸ Instruct them to do what is good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, willing to share,

All Things

Do Good

Lifted Up

Living God

Of This World

Romans 11:20

True enough; they were broken off by unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid.

1 Timothy 4:10

In fact, we labor and strive for this, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, especially of those who believe.

Psalm 62:10

Place no trust in oppression,
or false hope in robbery.
If wealth increases,
pay no attention to it.

Proverbs 23:5

As soon as your eyes fly to it, it disappears,
for it makes wings for itself
and flies like an eagle to the sky.

Mark 10:24

But the disciples were astonished at His words. Again Jesus said to them, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!

Acts 14:17

although He did not leave Himself without a witness, since He did what is good by giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons and satisfying your hearts with food and happiness.”

Genesis 13:2

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

Deuteronomy 6:10-12

“When the Lord your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob that He would give you—a land with large and beautiful cities that you did not build,

Deuteronomy 8:17

You may say to yourself, ‘My power and my own ability have gained this wealth for me,’

Deuteronomy 33:15

with the best products of the ancient mountains
and the bounty of the eternal hills;

2 Chronicles 26:16

But when he became strong, he grew arrogant and it led to his own destruction. He acted unfaithfully against the Lord his God by going into the Lord’s sanctuary to burn incense on the incense altar.

2 Chronicles 32:25-26

However, because his heart was proud, Hezekiah didn’t respond according to the benefit that had come to him. So there was wrath on him, Judah, and Jerusalem.

Job 1:1-3

There was a man in the country of Uz named Job. He was a man of perfect integrity, who feared God and turned away from evil.

Job 31:24-25

If I placed my confidence in gold
or called fine gold my trust,

Psalm 10:3-4

For the wicked one boasts about his own cravings;
the one who is greedy curses and despises the Lord.

Psalm 52:7

“Here is the man
who would not make God his refuge,
but trusted in the abundance of his riches,
taking refuge in his destructive behavior.”

Psalm 62:8

Trust in Him at all times, you people;
pour out your hearts before Him.
God is our refuge.Selah

Psalm 73:5-9

They are not in trouble like others;
they are not afflicted like most people.

Psalm 84:11-12

For the Lord God is a sun and shield.
The Lord gives grace and glory;
He does not withhold the good
from those who live with integrity.

Psalm 104:28

When You give it to them,
they gather it;
when You open Your hand,
they are satisfied with good things.

Psalm 118:8-9

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

Proverbs 11:28

Anyone trusting in his riches will fall,
but the righteous will flourish like foliage.

Proverbs 27:24

for wealth is not forever;
not even a crown lasts for all time.

Proverbs 30:9

Otherwise, I might have too much
and deny You, saying, “Who is the Lord?”
or I might have nothing and steal,
profaning the name of my God.

Ecclesiastes 5:13-14

There is a sickening tragedy I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.

Ecclesiastes 5:18-19

Here is what I have seen to be good: it is appropriate to eat, drink, and experience good in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of his life God has given him, because that is his reward.

Jeremiah 2:31

Evil generation,
pay attention to the word of the Lord!
Have I been a wilderness to Israel
or a land of dense darkness?
Why do My people claim,
“We will go where we want;
we will no longer come to You”?

Jeremiah 9:23-24

This is what the Lord says:

The wise man must not boast in his wisdom;
the strong man must not boast in his strength;
the wealthy man must not boast in his wealth.

Jeremiah 17:7-8

The man who trusts in the Lord,
whose confidence indeed is the Lord, is blessed.

Ezekiel 16:49-50

Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had pride, plenty of food, and comfortable security, but didn’t support the poor and needy.

Ezekiel 16:56

Didn’t you treat your sister Sodom as an object of scorn when you were proud,

Daniel 4:30

the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great that I have built by my vast power to be a royal residence and to display my majestic glory?”

Daniel 5:19-23

Because of the greatness He gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages were terrified and fearful of him. He killed anyone he wanted and kept alive anyone he wanted; he exalted anyone he wanted and humbled anyone he wanted.

Hosea 13:6

When they had pasture,
they became satisfied;
they were satisfied,
and their hearts became proud.
Therefore they forgot Me.

Habakkuk 1:15-16

The Chaldeans pull them all up with a hook,
catch them in their dragnet,
and gather them in their fishing net;
that is why they are glad and rejoice.

Matthew 6:32

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

Matthew 19:23

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “I assure you: It will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven!

Matthew 27:57

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

Luke 12:15-21

He then told them, “Watch out and be on guard against all greed because one’s life is not in the abundance of his possessions.”

Luke 19:2

There was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.

Luke 19:9-10

“Today salvation has come to this house,” Jesus told him, “because he too is a son of Abraham.

Acts 14:27

After they arrived and gathered the church together, they reported everything God had done with them and that He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

Acts 17:25

Neither is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives everyone life and breath and all things.

Ephesians 5:5

For know and recognize this: Every sexually immoral or impure or greedy person, who is an idolater, does not have an inheritance in the kingdom of the Messiah and of God.

Colossians 3:16

Let the message about the Messiah dwell richly among you, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, and singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, with gratitude in your hearts to God.

1 Thessalonians 1:9

for they themselves report what kind of reception we had from you: how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God

1 Timothy 1:3

As I urged you when I went to Macedonia, remain in Ephesus so that you may instruct certain people not to teach different doctrine

1 Timothy 3:15

But if I should be delayed, I have written so that you will know how people ought to act in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

1 Timothy 5:21

I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing out of favoritism.

1 Timothy 6:13

In the presence of God, who gives life to all, and of Christ Jesus, who gave a good confession before Pontius Pilate, I charge you

2 Timothy 4:10

for Demas has deserted me, because he loved this present world, and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

Titus 2:12

instructing us to deny godlessness and worldly lusts and to live in a sensible, righteous, and godly way in the present age,

Titus 3:6

He poured out this Spirit on us abundantly
through Jesus Christ our Savior,

James 1:9-10

The brother of humble circumstances should boast in his exaltation,

Revelation 18:6-7

Pay her back the way she also paid,
and double it according to her works.
In the cup in which she mixed,
mix a double portion for her.