1 Timothy 6:17
Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.
Cross References
Psalm 62:10
Place no trust in extortion, or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.

Proverbs 11:28
He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.

Proverbs 23:5
When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.

Ecclesiastes 2:24
Nothing is better for man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God.

Jeremiah 49:4
Why do you boast of your valleys, your valleys so fruitful, O faithless daughter? You trust in your riches and say, 'Who can come against me?'

Matthew 12:32
Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come.

Luke 3:11
John replied, "Whoever has two tunics should share with him who has none, and whoever has food should do the same."

Luke 12:20
But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?'

Acts 14:17
Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness."

Romans 11:20
That is correct: They were broken off because of unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid.

1 Timothy 4:10
To this end we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, and especially of those who believe.

1 Timothy 6:9
Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.

2 Timothy 4:10
because Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.

Titus 2:12
It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

Titus 3:6
This is the Spirit He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

2 Peter 1:11
and you will receive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Charge.

1 Timothy 6:13
I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in His testimony before Pontius Pilate:

1 Timothy 1:3
As I urged you on my departure to Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to instruct certain men not to teach false doctrines

1 Timothy 5:21
I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.

rich.

Genesis 13:2
And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.

Job 1:1-3
There once was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil. . . .

Matthew 19:23
Then Jesus said to His disciples, "Truly I tell you, it is difficult for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 27:57
When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.

Luke 19:2, 9, 10
And there was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, who was very wealthy. . . .

that they.

Deuteronomy 6:10-12
And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you--a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build, . . .

Deuteronomy 8:17
You may say in your heart, "The power and the strength of my hand has made this wealth for me."

Deuteronomy 33:15
with the best of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills,

2 Chronicles 26:16
But when Uzziah grew powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.

2 Chronicles 32:25, 26
But because his heart was proud, Hezekiah did not repay the favor shown to him. Therefore wrath came upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem. . . .

Psalm 10:3, 4
For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD. . . .

Psalm 73:5-9
They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men. . . .

Proverbs 30:9
Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, "Who is the LORD?" Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.

Jeremiah 2:31
You people of this generation, consider the word of the LORD: Have I been a wilderness to Israel or a land of dense darkness? Why do My people say, 'We are free to roam; we will come to You no more'?

Ezekiel 16:49, 50, 56
Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy. . . .

Daniel 4:30
the king exclaimed, "Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built by the might of my power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?"

Daniel 5:19-23
Because of the greatness that He bestowed on him, all peoples, nations, and men of every language trembled in fear before him. He killed whom he wished and kept alive whom he wished; he exalted whom he wished and humbled whom he wished. . . .

Hosea 13:6
When they had pasture, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, their hearts became proud. As a result, they forgot Me.

Habakkuk 1:15, 16
The Chaldeans bring all of them up with a hook; they catch them in their net, and gather them in their dragnet; so they are glad and rejoice. . . .

Romans 11:20
That is correct: They were broken off because of unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid.

James 1:9, 10
The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position. . . .

Revelation 18:6, 7
Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup. . . .

trust.

Job 31:24, 25
If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security, . . .

Psalm 52:7
"Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth, who strengthened himself by bringing destruction."

Psalm 62:10
Place no trust in extortion, or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.

Proverbs 11:28
He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.

Jeremiah 9:23, 24
This is what the LORD says: "Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches. . . .

Mark 10:24
And the disciples were astonished at His words. But Jesus said to them again, "Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!

Luke 12:15-21
And He said to them, "Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions." . . .

Ephesians 5:5
For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater), has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

uncertain riches.

Proverbs 23:5
When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.

Proverbs 27:24
for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.

Ecclesiastes 5:13, 14
There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner, . . .

but.

Psalm 62:8
Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah

Psalm 84:11, 12
For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity. . . .

Psalm 118:8, 9
It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man. . . .

Jeremiah 17:7, 8
But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is Him. . . .

the living.

1 Timothy 3:15
so that, if I am delayed, you will know how each one must conduct himself in God's household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

1 Timothy 4:10
To this end we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, and especially of those who believe.

1 Thessalonians 1:9
For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave us, and how you turned away from idols to serve the living and true God

who.

Psalm 104:28
When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.

Matthew 6:32
For the pagans strive after all these things, and your Heavenly Father knows that you need them.

Acts 14:27
When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

Acts 17:25
Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives all men life and breath and everything else.

richly.

Ecclesiastes 5:18, 19
Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him--for this is his lot. . . .

Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.

Titus 3:6
This is the Spirit He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

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