1 Timothy 6:10

Contemporary English Version 1995

The love of money causes all kinds of trouble. Some people want money so much they have given up their faith and caused themselves a lot of pain.

Cross References

Proverbs 1:19

The wealth you get from crime robs you of your life.

1 Timothy 6:9

People who want to be rich fall into all sorts of temptations and traps. They are caught by foolish and harmful desires that drag them down and destroy them.

Psalm 32:10

All kinds of troubles will strike the wicked, but your kindness shields those who trust you, Lord.

Titus 1:11

But you must make them be quiet. They are after money, and they upset whole families by teaching what they should not.

Proverbs 1:31

“Now you will eat the fruit of what you have done, until you are stuffed full with your own schemes.

Jude 1:11

Now they are in for real trouble. They have followed Cain's example and have made the same mistake that Balaam did by caring only for money. They have also rebelled against God, just as Korah did. Because of all this, they will be destroyed.

Isaiah 56:11

You stupid leaders are a pack of hungry and greedy dogs that never get enough. You are shepherds who mistreat your own sheep for selfish gain.

2 Timothy 4:10

Demas loves the things of this world so much that he left me and went to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus has gone to Dalmatia.

1 Timothy 3:3

They must not be heavy drinkers or troublemakers. Instead, they must be kind and gentle and not love money.

Matthew 23:13

You Pharisees and teachers of the Law of Moses are in for trouble! You're nothing but show-offs. You lock people out of the kingdom of heaven. You won't go in yourselves, and you keep others from going in.

Micah 3:11

You leaders accept bribes for dishonest decisions. You priests and prophets teach and preach, but only for money. Then you say, “The Lord is on our side. No harm will come to us.”

Malachi 1:10

I wish someone would lock the doors of my temple, so you would stop wasting time building fires on my altar. I am not pleased with you priests, and I refuse to accept any more of your offerings.

James 5:19

My friends, if any followers have wandered away from the truth, you should try to lead them back.

1 Timothy 6:21

Some people have even lost their faith by believing this talk. I pray that the Lord will be kind to all of you!

Ezekiel 22:12

Others of you accept money to murder someone. Your own people charge high interest when making a loan to other Israelites, and they get rich by cheating. Worst of all, you have forgotten me, the Lord God.

Ezekiel 16:33

Prostitutes accept money for having sex, but you bribe men from everywhere to have sex with you.

Ezekiel 13:19

They charge my people a few handfuls of barley and a couple pieces of bread, and then give messages that are insulting to me. They use lies to sentence the innocent to death and to help the guilty go free. And my people believe them!

Isaiah 1:23

Your leaders have rejected me to become friends of crooks; your rulers are looking for gifts and bribes. Widows and orphans never get a fair trial.

Deuteronomy 23:18

The Lord your God is disgusted with men and women who are prostitutes of any kind, and he will not accept a gift from them, even if it had been promised to him.

Genesis 29:26

Laban replied, “In our country the older daughter must get married first.

Revelation 18:13

No one will buy their cinnamon, spices, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle, sheep, horses, chariots, slaves, and other humans.

2 Kings 5:27

Because of what you've done, Naaman's leprosy will now be on you and your descendants forever!” Suddenly, Gehazi's skin became white with leprosy, and he left.

Genesis 38:16

and asked her to sleep with him. She asked, “What will you give me if I do?”

Genesis 29:14

Laban said, “You are my nephew, and you are like one of my own family.” After Jacob had been there for a month,

Joshua 7:21

While we were in Jericho, I saw a beautiful Babylonian robe, 200 pieces of silver, and a gold bar that weighed the same as 50 pieces of gold. I wanted them for myself, so I took them. I dug a hole under my tent and hid the silver, the gold, and the robe.” Joshua told some people to run to Achan's tent, where they found the silver, the gold, and the robe.

Psalm 62:10

Don't trust in violence or depend on dishonesty or rely on great wealth.

Proverbs 15:27

Being greedy causes trouble for your family, but you protect yourself by refusing bribes.

Ecclesiastes 2:19

Who knows if those people will be sensible or stupid? Either way, they will own everything I have earned by hard work and wisdom. It doesn't make sense.

Matthew 6:19

Don't store up treasures on earth! Moths and rust can destroy them, and thieves can break in and steal them.

Matthew 13:22

The seeds that fell among the thornbushes are also people who hear the message. But they start worrying about the needs of this life and are fooled by the desire to get rich. So the message gets choked out, and they never produce anything.

Mark 4:19

But they start worrying about the needs of this life. They are fooled by the desire to get rich and to have all kinds of other things. So the message gets choked out, and they never produce anything.

Colossians 3:5

Don't be controlled by your body. Kill every desire for the wrong kind of sex. Don't be immoral or indecent or have evil thoughts. Don't be greedy, which is the same as worshiping idols.

2 Timothy 3:2

People will love only themselves and money. They will be proud, stuck-up, rude, and disobedient to their parents. They will also be ungrateful, godless,

Genesis 34:27

Jacob's other sons came and took everything they wanted. All this was done because of the horrible thing that had happened to their sister.

1 Kings 2:40

he saddled his donkey and went after them. He found them and brought them back to Jerusalem.