1 Timothy 6:17
Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
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Study Note
'Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy.' Paul's counsel to the wealthy recalibrates identity and security: the problem is not wealth itself but the pride and misplaced trust it generates. The phrase 'uncertain riches' (adelotēti ploutou — the uncertainty of wealth) is a remarkable description: money is inherently insecure by nature. Contrasted with the 'living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy,' the verse insists on genuine enjoyment of material goods — not asceticism — but grounded in the Giver rather than the gift. Jesus's Sermon on the Mount ('Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth') addresses the same attachment from a different angle.
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Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
Those rich in the present age charge thou not to be high-minded, nor to hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who is giving to us all things richly for enjoyment; --
Give orders to those who have money and goods in this life, not to be lifted up in their minds, or to put their hope in the uncertain chances of wealth, but in God who gives us in full measure all things for our use;
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