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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 church that is 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 sucklings as a flock,{HR}And their children frisk.
¹²They lift [their voice] to timbrel and harp,{HR}And rejoice at the sound of a pipe.
¹³They wear out their days in prosperity,{HR}And in a moment sink [to] Sheol.
¹⁴Yet they say to God, Depart from us,{HR}For we desired not the knowledge of thy ways:
¹⁵What [is] the Almighty that we should serve him?{HR}And what profit have we if we meet him? (Job 21:11‑15)

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Psa. 73:5‑7• ⁵In the hardships of men they [are] not,{HR}And with mankind are not smitten.
⁶Therefore hath pride enchained them,{HR}A garment of violence covereth them.
⁷Their eyes stand out with fatness,{HR}The imaginations of their heart overflow. (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 tomorrow we 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 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 good things laid up 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 lived luxuriously on the earth and indulged yourselves; ye nourished your hearts in a day of slaughter. (James 5:5)

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Rev. 18:7• ⁷How much she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, so much torment and mourning give her. Because in her heart she saith, I sit a queen and am no widow and shall in no wise see mourning; (Rev. 18:7)

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or, delicately.

Deut. 28:54,56• ⁵⁴{i}The 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;{/i}
⁵⁶{i}The 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,{/i} (Deut. 28:54,56)

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1 Sam. 15:32• ³²{i}And Samuel said, Bring ye near to me Agag the king of Amalek.{/i} 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• ²¹{i}He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child,{HR}Shall in the end have him as a son.{/i} (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• ²{i}The comely and delicate one do I cut off, the daughter of Zion.{/i} (Jer. 6:2)

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Lam. 4:5• ⁵They that fed daintily perish in the streets;{HR}They who were brought up on scarlet embrace dunghills. (Lam. 4:5)

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Luke 7:25• ²⁵{i}But 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.{/i} (Luke 7:25)

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Matt. 8:22• ²²{i}But Jesus said to him, Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.{/i} (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 be merry.
³²{i}But{/i} 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 Christ constraineth us, having judged this, that if one died for all, then they all were dead;
¹⁵and he died for all, that those who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who for them died and rose. (2 Cor. 5:14‑15)

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Eph. 2:1,5• ¹And you, being dead in your offences and your sins,
⁵even us being dead in our offences he quickened with the Christ (by grace are ye saved), (Eph. 2:1,5)

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Eph. 5:14• ¹⁴Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise out of [the] dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee. (Eph. 5:14)

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

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Rev. 3:1• ¹And to the angel of the church that is 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.