1 Timothy 6:17 (DRB)

Passage

Charge the rich of this world not to be highminded nor to trust in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God (who giveth us abundantly all things to enjoy)

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 6:15 Which in his times he shall shew, who is the Blessed and only Mighty, the King of kings and Lord of lords:

1 Timothy 6:16 Who only hath immortality and inhabiteth light inaccessible: whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and empire everlasting. Amen.

1 Timothy 6:17 Charge the rich of this world not to be highminded nor to trust in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God (who giveth us abundantly all things to enjoy)

1 Timothy 6:18 To do good, to be rich in good work, to give easily, to communicate to others,

1 Timothy 6:19 To lay up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on the true life.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "world", "charge", "rich", "highminded", "trust", "uncertainty", and "riches". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "world", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "Who only hath immortality and inhabiteth light..." into verse 18's "To do good to be rich in...", so "all things" and "world" belong inside that flow. In 1 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "all things" and "world" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.