1 Timothy 6:9

Lighthouse Bible 2006

But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:6

And he said to her, Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite, and said to him, Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it pleases you, I will give you another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give you my vineyard.

Psalm 11:6

Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and a horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.

Proverbs 15:27

He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house; but he who hates bribes shall live.

Proverbs 20:21

An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

Proverbs 21:6

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro by those who seek death.

Proverbs 22:16

He that oppresses the poor to increase his riches, and he that gives to the rich, shall surely come to want.

Proverbs 23:4

Do not labor to be rich: cease from your own wisdom.

Isaiah 5:8

Woe to those who join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place left, that they may dwell alone in the midst of the earth!

Zechariah 11:5

Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and those who sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds do not pity them.

Numbers 31:8

And they slew the kings of Midian, besides the rest of those who were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.

Matthew 13:22

He also who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word; and the concerns of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

Matthew 19:22

But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.

Matthew 26:15

And said to them, What will you give me, and I will deliver him to you? And they agreed with him for thirty pieces of silver.

Matthew 6:19

Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Mark 4:19

And the concerns of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

Luke 12:21

So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

Luke 21:35

For as a snare shall it come on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth.

Acts 8:20

But Peter said to him, Your money perish with you, because you have thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.

Ephesians 4:22

That you put off concerning the former conduct the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

Deuteronomy 7:25

The sculptured images of their gods shall you burn with fire: you shall not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto you, lest you be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the LORD your God.

1 Timothy 1:9

Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

1 Timothy 3:7

Moreover he must have a good report from those who are outside, so that he does not fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

1 Timothy 6:10

For the love of money is the root of all manner of evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

1 Timothy 6:17

Instruct those who are rich in this world, that they be not proud, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy;

2 Timothy 2:26

And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

Titus 2:12

Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

Joshua 7:11

Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and deceived also, and they have put it even among their own stuff.

2 Peter 2:3

And through covetousness shall they with deceitful words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now for a long time has not delayed, and their damnation does not slumber.

Jude 1:11

Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, and run greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.