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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 to the angel of the assembly in Sardis write: These things saith he that has 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: Long life to thee! and peace be to thee, and peace be to thy house, and peace be to 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 shout to the tambour and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the pipe.
¹³They spend their days in prosperity, and in a moment go down to Sheol.
¹⁴And 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 are we profited if we pray unto him? (Job 21:11‑15)

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Psa. 73:5‑7• ⁵They have not the hardships of mankind, neither are they plagued like other men:
⁶Therefore pride encompasseth them as a neck-chain, violence covereth them as a garment;
⁷Their eyes stand out from fatness, they exceed the imaginations of their heart: (Psa. 73:5‑7)

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Isa. 22:13• ¹³and behold joy and rejoicing, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine:--Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die. (Isa. 22:13)

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

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Luke 12:19• ¹⁹and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much good things laid by for many years; repose thyself, eat, drink, be merry. (Luke 12:19)

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Luke 15:13• ¹³And after not many days the younger son gathering all together went away into a country a long way off, and there dissipated his property, living in debauchery. (Luke 15:13)

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Luke 16:19• ¹⁹Now there was a rich man and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, making good cheer in splendour every day. (Luke 16:19)

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James 5:5• ⁵Ye have lived luxuriously on the earth and indulged yourselves; ye have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter; (James 5:5)

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Rev. 18:7• ⁷So much as she has glorified herself and lived luxuriously, so much torment and grief give to her. Because she says in her heart, I sit a queen, and I am not a widow; and I shall in no wise see grief: (Rev. 18:7)

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or, delicately.

Deut. 28:54,56• ⁵⁴The eye of the man in thy midst that is tender and very luxurious shall be evil towards his brother, and the wife of his bosom, and the residue of his children which he hath left;
⁵⁶The eye of the tender and luxurious woman in thy midst who would not attempt to set the sole of her foot upon the ground from luxuriousness and from tenderness, shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and her son, and her daughter, (Deut. 28:54,56)

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1 Sam. 15:32• ³²And Samuel said, Bring ye near to me Agag the king of Amalek. And Agag came to him gaily. 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 in the end have him as a son. (Prov. 29:21)

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Isa. 47:1• ¹Come down and sit in the dust, 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• ²The comely and delicate one do I cut off, the daughter of Zion. (Jer. 6:2)

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Lam. 4:5• ⁵They that fed delicately are desolate in the streets; they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dung-hills. (Lam. 4:5)

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Luke 7:25• ²⁵But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in delicate garments? Behold, those who are in splendid clothing and live luxuriously are in the courts of kings. (Luke 7:25)

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Matt. 8:22• ²²But Jesus said to him, Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead. (Matt. 8:22)

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Luke 15:24,32• ²⁴for this my son was dead and has come to life, was lost and has been found. And they began to make merry.
³²But it was right to make merry and rejoice, because this thy brother was dead and has come to life again, and was lost and has been found. (Luke 15:24,32)

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2 Cor. 5:14‑15• ¹⁴For the love of the Christ constrains us, having judged this: that one died for all, then all have died;
¹⁵and he died for all, that they who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who died for them and has been raised. (2 Cor. 5:14‑15)

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Eph. 2:1,5• ¹and *you*, being dead in your offences and sins--
⁵(we too being dead in offences,) has quickened us with the Christ, (ye are saved by grace,) (Eph. 2:1,5)

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Eph. 5:14• ¹⁴Wherefore he says, Wake up, thou that sleepest, and arise up from among the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee. (Eph. 5:14)

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

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Rev. 3:1• ¹And to the angel of the assembly in Sardis write: These things saith he that has 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.