1 Timothy 6:17
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Instructions to the Rich
17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain (A)riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things (B)to enjoy.
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Acts 14:17
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17 (A)Nevertheless He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good, (B)gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with (C)food and gladness.”
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Proverbs 11:28
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1 Timothy 4:10
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10 For to this end [a]we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, (A)who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.
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- 1 Timothy 4:10 NU we labor and strive,
Matthew 19:23
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With God All Things Are Possible(A)
23 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Assuredly, I say to you that (B)it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.
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Proverbs 27:24
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24 For riches are not forever,
Nor does a crown endure to all generations.
James 1:9-10
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The Perspective of Rich and Poor
9 Let the lowly brother glory in his exaltation, 10 but the rich in his humiliation, because (A)as a flower of the field he will pass away.
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1 Thessalonians 1:9
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9 For they themselves declare concerning us (A)what manner of entry we had to you, (B)and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,
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Romans 11:20
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20 Well said. Because of (A)unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Do not be haughty, but fear.
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Jeremiah 17:7-8
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7 “Blessed(A) is the man who trusts in the Lord,
And whose hope is the Lord.
8 For he shall be (B)like a tree planted by the waters,
Which spreads out its roots by the river,
And will not [a]fear when heat comes;
But its leaf will be green,
And will not be anxious in the year of drought,
Nor will cease from yielding fruit.
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- Jeremiah 17:8 Qr., Tg. see
Titus 2:12
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12 teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age,
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Colossians 3:16
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16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another (A)in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
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Luke 19:2
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2 Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.
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Jeremiah 9:23-24
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23 Thus says the Lord:
(A)“Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom,
Let not the mighty man glory in his (B)might,
Nor let the rich man glory in his riches;
24 But (C)let him who glories glory in this,
That he understands and knows Me,
That I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, [a]judgment, and righteousness in the earth.
(D)For in these I delight,” says the Lord.
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- Jeremiah 9:24 justice
Jeremiah 2:31
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31 “O generation, see the word of the Lord!
Have I been a wilderness to Israel,
Or a land of darkness?
Why do My people say, ‘We [a]are lords;
(A)We will come no more to You’?
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- Jeremiah 2:31 have dominion
Ecclesiastes 5:18-19
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18 Here is what I have seen: (A)It is good and fitting for one to eat and drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor in which he toils under the sun all the days of his life which God gives him; (B)for it is his [a]heritage. 19 As for (C)every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, and given him power to eat of it, to receive his [b]heritage and rejoice in his labor—this is the (D)gift of God.
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- Ecclesiastes 5:18 Lit. portion
- Ecclesiastes 5:19 Lit. portion
Ecclesiastes 5:13-14
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13 (A)There is a severe evil which I have seen under the sun:
Riches kept for their owner to his hurt.
14 But those riches perish through [a]misfortune;
When he begets a son, there is nothing in his hand.
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- Ecclesiastes 5:14 Lit. bad business
Proverbs 30:9
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9 (A)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.
Proverbs 23:5
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5 [a]Will you set your eyes on that which is not?
For riches certainly make themselves wings;
They fly away like an eagle toward heaven.
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- Proverbs 23:5 Lit. Will you cause your eyes to fly upon it and it is not?
Psalm 118:8-9
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8 (A)It is better to trust in the Lord
Than to put confidence in man.
9 (B)It is better to trust in the Lord
Than to put confidence in princes.
Psalm 104:28
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28 What You give them they gather in;
You open Your hand, they are filled with good.
Psalm 84:11-12
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11 For the Lord God is (A)a sun and (B)shield;
The Lord will give grace and glory;
(C)No good thing will He withhold
From those who walk uprightly.
12 O Lord of hosts,
(D)Blessed is the man who trusts in You!
Psalm 73:5-9
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5 (A)They are not in trouble as other men,
Nor are they plagued like other men.
6 Therefore pride serves as their necklace;
Violence covers them (B)like a garment.
7 (C)Their [a]eyes bulge with abundance;
They have more than heart could wish.
8 (D)They scoff and speak wickedly concerning oppression;
They (E)speak [b]loftily.
9 They set their mouth (F)against the heavens,
And their tongue walks through the earth.
Footnotes
- Psalm 73:7 Tg. face bulges; LXX, Syr., Vg. iniquity bulges
- Psalm 73:8 Proudly
Psalm 62:10
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10 Do not trust in oppression,
Nor vainly hope in robbery;
(A)If riches increase,
Do not set your heart on them.
Psalm 52:7
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7 “Here is the man who did not make God his strength,
But trusted in the abundance of his riches,
And strengthened himself in his [a]wickedness.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 52:7 Lit. desire, in evil sense
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