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1 Tim. 5:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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But she that liveth ηin pleasure is deadx while she liveth.

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or, delicately.

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Rev. 3:1• ¹And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. (Rev. 3:1)

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1 Sam. 25:6• ⁶And thus shall ye say to him that liveth in prosperity, Peace be both to thee, and peace be to thine house, and peace be unto all that thou hast. (1 Sam. 25:6)

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Job 21:11‑15• ¹¹They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
¹²They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.
¹³They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.
¹⁴Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
¹⁵What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him? (Job 21:11‑15)

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Psa. 73:5‑7• ⁵They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.
⁶Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.
⁷Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish. (Psa. 73:5‑7)

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Isa. 22:13• ¹³And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die. (Isa. 22:13)

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Amos 6:5‑6• ⁵That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of music, like David;
⁶That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph. (Amos 6:5‑6)

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Luke 12:19• ¹⁹And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. (Luke 12:19)

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Luke 15:13• ¹³And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. (Luke 15:13)

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Luke 16:19• ¹⁹There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: (Luke 16:19)

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James 5:5• ⁵Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter. (James 5:5)

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Rev. 18:7• ⁷How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. (Rev. 18:7)

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Deut. 28:54,56• ⁵⁴So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave:
⁵⁶The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter, (Deut. 28:54,56)

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1 Sam. 15:32• ³²Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past. (1 Sam. 15:32)

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Prov. 29:21• ²¹He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length. (Prov. 29:21)

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Isa. 47:1• ¹Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate. (Isa. 47:1)

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Jer. 6:2• ²I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman. (Jer. 6:2)

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Lam. 4:5• ⁵They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills. (Lam. 4:5)

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Luke 7:25• ²⁵But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts. (Luke 7:25)

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Matt. 8:22• ²²But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead. (Matt. 8:22)

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Luke 15:24,32• ²⁴For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
³²It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found. (Luke 15:24,32)

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2 Cor. 5:14‑15• ¹⁴For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:
¹⁵And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. (2 Cor. 5:14‑15)

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Eph. 2:1,5• ¹And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
⁵Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) (Eph. 2:1,5)

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Eph. 5:14• ¹⁴Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. (Eph. 5:14)

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Col. 2:13• ¹³And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; (Col. 2:13)

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Rev. 3:1• ¹And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. (Rev. 3:1)

• We can never form a right judgment of becoming conduct if we do not bear in mind our relationship to God and the Lord Jesus. How unseemly to despise the chastening of His hand! (“On 1 Timothy 5:1-8” by W. Kelly)

• Were she happy in the Lord (and this no chastening is intended to touch), the last thing she would indulge in is pleasure, Satan's sorry substitute in the world for happiness above it. (“On 1 Timothy 5:1-8” by W. Kelly)

• We cannot live to self and God at the same time. If living to self we are living to sin, which is lawlessness or the indulgence of our own wills. Habits of self-indulgence must bring in spiritual death between the soul and God. (“Warnings Against Worldliness and Instruction in Piety: 1 Timothy 5” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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But she that lives in habits of self-indulgence is dead while living.

W. Kelly Translation

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But she that devoteth herself to pleasure is dead while living.