1 Timothy 6:17

New Century Version

Command those who are rich with things of this world not to be proud. Tell them to hope in God, not in their uncertain riches. God richly gives us everything to enjoy.

Cross References

Genesis 13:2

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

2 Chronicles 26:16

But when Uzziah became powerful, his pride led to his ruin. He was unfaithful to the Lord his God; he went into the Temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar for incense.

Psalm 104:28

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

Psalm 52:7

“Look what happened to the man who did not depend on God but depended on his money. He grew strong by his evil plans.”

Psalm 62:10

Do not trust in force. Stealing is of no use. Even if you gain more riches, don’t put your trust in them.

Psalm 62:8

People, trust God all the time. Tell him all your problems, because God is our protection.Selah

Proverbs 11:28

Those who trust in riches will be ruined, but a good person will be healthy like a green leaf.

Proverbs 23:5

Wealth can vanish in the wink of an eye. It can seem to grow wings and fly away like an eagle.

Proverbs 27:24

Riches will not go on forever, nor do governments go on forever.

Proverbs 30:9

If I have too much, I might reject you and say, ‘I don’t know the Lord.’ If I am poor, I might steal and disgrace the name of my God.

Ecclesiastes 2:24

The best that people can do is eat, drink, and enjoy their work. I saw that even this comes from God,

Jeremiah 2:31

“People of Judah, pay attention to the word of the Lord: Have I been like a desert to the people of Israel or like a dark and dangerous land? Why do my people say, ‘We are free to wander. We won’t come to you anymore’?

Jeremiah 49:4

You brag about your valleys and about the fruit in your valleys. You are like an unfaithful child who believes his treasures will save him. You think, ‘Who would attack me?’

Ezekiel 16:56

You humiliated your sister Sodom when you were proud,

Daniel 4:30

he said, “I have built this great Babylon as my royal home. I built it by my power to show my glory and my majesty.”

Hosea 13:6

I gave them food, and they became full and satisfied. But then they became too proud and forgot me.

Matthew 12:32

Anyone who speaks against the Son of Man can be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, now or in the future.

Matthew 19:23

Then Jesus said to his followers, “I tell you the truth, it will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 25:16

The servant who got five bags went quickly to invest the money and earned five more bags.

Matthew 27:57

That evening a rich man named Joseph, a follower of Jesus from the town of Arimathea, came to Jerusalem.

Matthew 6:32

The people who don’t know God keep trying to get these things, and your Father in heaven knows you need them.

Mark 10:24

The followers were amazed at what Jesus said. But he said again, “My children, it is very hard to enter the kingdom of God!

Luke 19:2

A man was there named Zacchaeus, who was a very important tax collector, and he was wealthy.

Luke 3:11

John answered, “If you have two shirts, share with the person who does not have one. If you have food, share that also.”

Acts 14:17

Yet he proved he is real by showing kindness, by giving you rain from heaven and crops at the right times, by giving you food and filling your hearts with joy.”

Acts 14:27

When they arrived in Antioch, Paul and Barnabas gathered the church together. They told the church all about what God had done with them and how God had made it possible for those who were not Jewish to believe.

Acts 17:25

This God is the One who gives life, breath, and everything else to people. He does not need any help from them; he has everything he needs.

Romans 11:20

That is true. But those branches were broken off because they did not believe, and you continue to be part of the tree only because you believe. Do not be proud, but be afraid.

Ephesians 5:5

You can be sure of this: No one will have a place in the kingdom of Christ and of God who sins sexually, or does evil things, or is greedy. Anyone who is greedy is serving a false god.

Deuteronomy 33:15

Let the old mountains give the finest crops, and let the everlasting hills give the best fruits.

Deuteronomy 8:17

You might say to yourself, “I am rich because of my own power and strength,”

Colossians 3:16

Let the teaching of Christ live in you richly. Use all wisdom to teach and instruct each other by singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

1 Thessalonians 1:9

People everywhere are telling about the way you accepted us when we were there with you. They tell how you stopped worshiping idols and began serving the living and true God.

1 Timothy 1:3

I asked you to stay longer in Ephesus when I went into Macedonia so you could command some people there to stop teaching false things.

1 Timothy 3:15

Then, even if I am delayed, you will know how to live in the family of God. That family is the church of the living God, the support and foundation of the truth.

1 Timothy 4:10

This is why we work and struggle: We hope in the living God who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.

1 Timothy 5:21

Before God and Christ Jesus and the chosen angels, I command you to do these things without showing favor of any kind to anyone.

1 Timothy 6:13

In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus, I give you a command. Christ Jesus made the good confession when he stood before Pontius Pilate.

1 Timothy 6:9

Those who want to become rich bring temptation to themselves and are caught in a trap. They want many foolish and harmful things that ruin and destroy people.

2 Timothy 4:10

because Demas, who loved this world, left me and went to Thessalonica. Crescens went to Galatia, and Titus went to Dalmatia.

Titus 2:12

It teaches us not to live against God nor to do the evil things the world wants to do. Instead, that grace teaches us to live in the present age in a wise and right way and in a way that shows we serve God.

Titus 3:6

God poured out richly upon us that Holy Spirit through Jesus Christ our Savior.

2 Peter 1:11

And you will be given a very great welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.