1 Timothy 5:6
but she that giveth herself up to pleasure is dead while she liveth.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.
In Context
7These things also enjoin, that they may be blameless.
Cross References
Job 21:11They send forth their little ones like a flock, And their children dance.
Proverbs 29:21He that bringeth up his servant delicately from childhood Shall have him become a son at the last.
Isaiah 47:1Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin, daughter of Babylon! Sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldaeans! For thou shalt no longer be called the tender and delicate!
Lamentations 4:5Those that fed on dainties are desolate in the streets; Those that have been brought up in scarlet embrace the dunghill.
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 →