1Tim 6:17 Cross References

1 Timothy 6:17

17: Tell those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which will soon be gone. But their trust should be in the living God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment.

Acts 14:17

  1. but he never left himself without a witness. There were always his reminders, such as sending you rain and good crops and giving you food and joyful hearts."

1 Timothy 4:10

  1. We work hard and suffer much in order that people will believe the truth, for our hope is in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, and particularly of those who believe.

Romans 11:20

  1. Yes, but remember--those branches, the Jews, were broken off because they didn't believe God, and you are there because you do believe. Don't think highly of yourself, but fear what could happen.

Proverbs 11:28

  1. Trust in your money and down you go! But the godly flourish like leaves in spring.

Matthew 19:23

  1. Then Jesus said to his disciples, "I tell you the truth, it is very hard for a rich person to get into the Kingdom of Heaven.

Psalms 62:10

  1. Don't try to get rich by extortion or robbery. And if your wealth increases, don't make it the center of your life.

Jeremiah 9:23

  1. This is what the LORD says: "Let not the wise man gloat in his wisdom, or the mighty man in his might, or the rich man in his riches.
  2. Let them boast in this alone: that they truly know me and understand that I am the LORD who is just and righteous, whose love is unfailing, and that I delight in these things. I, the LORD, have spoken!

Ecclesiastes 5:18

  1. Even so, I have noticed one thing, at least, that is good. It is good for people to eat well, drink a good glass of wine, and enjoy their work--whatever they do under the sun--for however long God lets them live.
  2. And it is a good thing to receive wealth from God and the good health to enjoy it. To enjoy your work and accept your lot in life--that is indeed a gift from God.

Proverbs 27:24

  1. for riches don't last forever, and the crown might not be secure for the next generation.

Mark 10:24

  1. This amazed them. But Jesus said again, "Dear children, it is very hard to get into the Kingdom of God.

Colossians 3:16

  1. Let the words of Christ, in all their richness, live in your hearts and make you wise. Use his words to teach and counsel each other. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts.

Daniel 5:19

  1. He made him so great that people of all races and nations and languages trembled before him in fear. He killed those he wanted to kill and spared those he wanted to spare. He honored those he wanted to honor and disgraced those he wanted to disgrace.
  2. But when his heart and mind were hardened with pride, he was brought down from his royal throne and stripped of his glory.
  3. He was driven from human society. He was given the mind of an animal, and he lived among the wild donkeys. He ate grass like a cow, and he was drenched with the dew of heaven, until he learned that the Most High God rules the kingdoms of the world and appoints anyone he desires to rule over them.
  4. "You are his successor, O Belshazzar, and you knew all this, yet you have not humbled yourself.
  5. For you have defied the Lord of heaven and have had these cups from his Temple brought before you. You and your nobles and your wives and concubines have been drinking wine from them while praising gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone--gods that neither see nor hear nor know anything at all. But you have not honored the God who gives you the breath of life and controls your destiny!

James 1:9

  1. Christians who are poor should be glad, for God has honored them.
  2. And those who are rich should be glad, for God has humbled them. They will fade away like a flower in the field.

Ecclesiastes 5:13

  1. There is another serious problem I have seen in the world. Riches are sometimes hoarded to the harm of the saver,
  2. or they are put into risky investments that turn sour, and everything is lost. In the end, there is nothing left to pass on to one's children.

2 Chronicles 32:25

  1. But Hezekiah did not respond appropriately to the kindness shown him, and he became proud. So the LORD's anger came against him and against Judah and Jerusalem.
  2. Then Hezekiah repented of his pride, and the people of Jerusalem humbled themselves. So the LORD's anger did not come against them during Hezekiah's lifetime.

Luke 19:2

  1. There was a man there named Zacchaeus. He was one of the most influential Jews in the Roman tax-collecting business, and he had become very rich.

Deuteronomy 8:17

  1. He did it so you would never think that it was your own strength and energy that made you wealthy.

Matthew 6:32

  1. Why be like the pagans who are so deeply concerned about these things? Your heavenly Father already knows all your needs,

Jeremiah 17:7

  1. "But blessed are those who trust in the LORD and have made the LORD their hope and confidence.
  2. They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they go right on producing delicious fruit.

Genesis 13:2

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

Acts 17:25

  1. and human hands can't serve his needs--for he has no needs. He himself gives life and breath to everything, and he satisfies every need there is.

1 Timothy 1:3

  1. When I left for Macedonia, I urged you to stay there in Ephesus and stop those who are teaching wrong doctrine.

Ezekiel 16:56

  1. In your proud days you held Sodom in contempt.

Psalms 52:7

  1. "Look what happens to mighty warriors who do not trust in God. They trust their wealth instead and grow more and more bold in their wickedness."

Hosea 13:6

  1. But when you had eaten and were satisfied, then you became proud and forgot me.

Luke 12:15

  1. Then he said, "Beware! Don't be greedy for what you don't have. Real life is not measured by how much we own."
  2. And he gave an illustration: "A rich man had a fertile farm that produced fine crops.
  3. In fact, his barns were full to overflowing.
  4. So he said, 'I know! I'll tear down my barns and build bigger ones. Then I'll have room enough to store everything.
  5. And I'll sit back and say to myself, My friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!'

Luke 19:9

  1. Jesus responded, "Salvation has come to this home today, for this man has shown himself to be a son of Abraham.
  2. And I, the Son of Man, have come to seek and save those like him who are lost."

Psalms 73:5

  1. They aren't troubled like other people or plagued with problems like everyone else.
  2. They wear pride like a jeweled necklace, and their clothing is woven of cruelty.
  3. These fat cats have everything their hearts could ever wish for!
  4. They scoff and speak only evil; in their pride they seek to crush others.
  5. They boast against the very heavens, and their words strut throughout the earth.

2 Timothy 4:10

  1. Demas has deserted me because he loves the things of this life and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus has gone to Dalmatia.

1 Thessalonians 1:9

  1. for they themselves keep talking about the wonderful welcome you gave us and how you turned away from idols to serve the true and living God.

Deuteronomy 6:10

  1. "The LORD your God will soon bring you into the land he swore to give your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It is a land filled with large, prosperous cities that you did not build.
  2. The houses will be richly stocked with goods you did not produce. You will draw water from cisterns you did not dig, and you will eat from vineyards and olive trees you did not plant. When you have eaten your fill in this land,
  3. be careful not to forget the LORD, who rescued you from slavery in the land of Egypt.

1 Timothy 6:13

  1. And I command you before God, who gives life to all, and before Christ Jesus, who gave a good testimony before Pontius Pilate,

Job 31:24

  1. "Have I put my trust in money or felt secure because of my gold?
  2. Does my happiness depend on my wealth and all that I own?

Ezekiel 16:49

  1. Sodom's sins were pride, laziness, and gluttony, while the poor and needy suffered outside her door.
  2. She was proud and did loathsome things, so I wiped her out, as you have seen.

1 Timothy 5:21

  1. I solemnly command you in the presence of God and Christ Jesus and the holy angels to obey these instructions without taking sides or showing special favor to anyone.

Psalms 118:8

  1. It is better to trust the LORD than to put confidence in people.
  2. It is better to trust the LORD than to put confidence in princes.

Psalms 104:28

  1. When you supply it, they gather it. You open your hand to feed them, and they are satisfied.

Psalms 10:3

  1. For they brag about their evil desires; they praise the greedy and curse the LORD.
  2. These wicked people are too proud to seek God. They seem to think that God is dead.

Ephesians 5:5

  1. You can be sure that no immoral, impure, or greedy person will inherit the Kingdom of Christ and of God. For a greedy person is really an idolater who worships the things of this world.

2 Chronicles 26:16

  1. But when he had become powerful, he also became proud, which led to his downfall. He sinned against the LORD his God by entering the sanctuary of the LORD's Temple and personally burning incense on the altar.

Psalms 62:8

  1. O my people, trust in him at all times. Pour out your heart to him, for God is our refuge.

Matthew 27:57

  1. As evening approached, Joseph, a rich man from Arimathea who was one of Jesus' followers,

Jeremiah 2:31

  1. "O my people, listen to the words of the LORD! Have I been like a desert to Israel? Have I been to them a land of darkness? Why then do my people say, `At last we are free from God! We won't have anything to do with him anymore!'

Proverbs 23:5

  1. For riches can disappear as though they had the wings of a bird!

Psalms 84:11

  1. For the LORD God is our light and protector. He gives us grace and glory. No good thing will the LORD withhold from those who do what is right.
  2. O LORD Almighty, happy are those who trust in you.

Titus 2:12

  1. And we are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures. We should live in this evil world with self-control, right conduct, and devotion to God,

Daniel 4:30

  1. As he looked out across the city, he said, `Just look at this great city of Babylon! I, by my own mighty power, have built this beautiful city as my royal residence and as an expression of my royal splendor.'

Job 1:1

  1. There was a man named Job who lived in the land of Uz. He was blameless, a man of complete integrity. He feared God and stayed away from evil.
  2. He had seven sons and three daughters.
  3. He owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred teams of oxen, and five hundred female donkeys, and he employed many servants. He was, in fact, the richest person in that entire area.

Habakkuk 1:15

  1. Must we be strung up on their hooks and dragged out in their nets while they rejoice?
  2. Then they will worship their nets and burn incense in front of them. "These nets are the gods who have made us rich!" they will claim.

1 Timothy 3:15

  1. so that if I can't come for a while, you will know how people must conduct themselves in the household of God. This is the church of the living God, which is the pillar and support of the truth.

Deuteronomy 33:15

  1. with the finest crops of the ancient mountains, and the abundance from the everlasting hills;

Acts 14:27

  1. Upon arriving in Antioch, they called the church together and reported about their trip, telling all that God had done and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles, too.

Proverbs 30:9

  1. For if I grow rich, I may deny you and say, "Who is the LORD?" And if I am too poor, I may steal and thus insult God's holy name.

Titus 3:6

  1. He generously poured out the Spirit upon us because of what Jesus Christ our Savior did.

Revelation 18:6

  1. Do to her as she has done to your people. Give her a double penalty for all her evil deeds. She brewed a cup of terror for others, so give her twice as much as she gave out.
  2. She has lived in luxury and pleasure, so match it now with torments and sorrows. She boasts, 'I am queen on my throne. I am no helpless widow. I will not experience sorrow.'
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