1 Timothy 6:17 (YLT)

Passage

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; --

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 6:15 which in His own times He shall shew--the blessed and only potentate, the King of the kings and Lord of the lords,

1 Timothy 6:16 who only is having immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable, whom no one of men did see, nor is able to see, to whom <FI>is<Fi> honour and might age-during! Amen.

1 Timothy 6:17 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; --

1 Timothy 6:18 to do good, to be rich in good works, to be ready to impart, willing to communicate,

1 Timothy 6:19 treasuring up to themselves a right foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on the life age-during.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "rich", "present", "charge", "thou", "high-minded", "hope", and "uncertainty". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "rich", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "who only is having immortality dwelling in..." into verse 18's "to do good to be rich in...", so "all things" and "rich" 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 "rich" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.