Cross references

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.

1 Timothy 6:17 BSB

1 Timothy 6:17 has 55 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 37 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 11:28 (18 votes) and Acts 14:17 (14 votes). 88 other verses point back to it. It links with 37 other books, from Genesis 1 to Revelation 18.

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Which verses does 1 Timothy 6:17 point to?

The 20 strongest of 55, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.

  2. Acts 14:1714 votes

    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.”

  3. Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

  4. for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.

  5. To this end we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, and especially of those who believe.

  6. The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position. But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.

  7. 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. But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.

  8. 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.

  9. But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him. He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not worry in a year of drought, nor does it cease to produce fruit.

  10. You might say in your heart, “The power and strength of my hands have made this wealth for me.”

  11. Titus 2:126 votes

Which verses point to 1 Timothy 6:17?

The 10 strongest of 88.