1 Timothy 5:6
Whereas, she that runneth riot, while living, is, dead:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.
In Context
7And, these things, be giving in charge, that, without reproach, they may be;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:54The man that is tender among you, and exceedingly delicate, his eye will be jealous of his brother and of the wife of his bosom, and of the remnant of his sons, whom be might leave behind;
1 Samuel 15:32Then said Samuel—Bring ye near unto me—Agag, king of Amalek, And Agag came unto him, in fetters. Then said Agag, Surely, terrible, is the bitterness of death!
Job 21:11They send forth—like a flock—their young ones, and, their children, skip about for joy;
Proverbs 29:21He that dealeth tenderly with his servant from childhood, in his after life, shall have him for a son.
Isaiah 47:1Down—and sit in the dust, O virgin Daughter of Babylon, Sit on the ground—throneless, Daughter of the Chaldeans; For thou shalt no more be called Tender and Dainty.
Lamentations 4:5They who used to eat delicacies, are deserted in the streets,—They who used to be carried on crimson, have embraced heaps of refuse.
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 →