1 Timothy 5:6
But she that lives in habits of self-indulgence is dead [while] living.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.
In Context
7And these things enjoin, that they may be irreproachable.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:54The 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;
1 Samuel 15:32And 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.
Job 21:11They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
Proverbs 29:21He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child, shall in the end have him as a son.
Isaiah 47:1Come 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.
Lamentations 4:5They that fed delicately are desolate in the streets; they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dung-hills.
Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 5:4-17
Directions Concerning Widows. ( a. d. 64.) 3 Honour widows that are widows indeed. 4 But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to show piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God. 5 Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day. 6 But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth. 7 And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless. 8 But if any provide not… Read the whole commentary →