1 Timothy 6:9

Modern English Version

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

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 you prefer, I will give you another vineyard for it.’ And he answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’ ”

Psalm 11:6

On the wicked He will rain coals of fire and brimstone; a burning wind will be the portion of their cup.

Proverbs 15:27

He who is greedy of unjust gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.

Proverbs 20:21

An inheritance gained at the beginning will not be blessed at the end.

Proverbs 21:6

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor, the pursuit of death.

Proverbs 22:16

He who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth, and he who gives to the rich, will surely come to poverty.

Proverbs 23:4

Toil not to acquire wealth; cease from your own understanding.

Isaiah 5:8

Woe to those who join house to house, who add field to field, until there is no more space where they may live alone in the midst of the land!

Zechariah 11:5

The ones who buy them then slaughter them and have no guilt, and those who sell them say, “Blessed is the Lord because I am rich.” Their own shepherds do not take pity on them.

Numbers 31:8

They killed the kings of Midian, in addition to the rest of those who were killed: Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian. Balaam the son of Beor they also killed with the sword.

Matthew 13:22

He also who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, but the cares of this age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

Matthew 19:22

But when the young man heard this, he went away sorrowful. For he had great possessions.

Matthew 26:15

and said to them, “What will you give me if I hand Him over to you?” And they paid him thirty pieces of silver.

Matthew 6:19

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

Mark 4:19

But the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.

Luke 12:21

“So is he who stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”

Luke 21:35

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

Acts 8:20

Peter said to him, “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could purchase the gift of God with money!

Ephesians 4:22

that you put off the former way of life in the old nature, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts,

Deuteronomy 7:25

You must burn the graven images of their gods with fire. You must not desire the silver or gold that is on them nor take any of it, lest you be snared by them, for it is an abomination to the Lord your God.

1 Timothy 1:9

And we know that the law is not given for a righteous person, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and the profane, for those who kill their fathers and mothers, for murderers,

1 Timothy 3:7

Moreover he must have a good reputation among those who are outsiders, so that he does not fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

1 Timothy 6:10

For the love of money is a root of all evil. While coveting after money, some have strayed from the faith and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

1 Timothy 6:17

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

2 Timothy 2:26

and they may escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.

Titus 2:12

teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly desires, we should live soberly, righteously, and in godliness in this present world,

Joshua 7:11

Israel has sinned, and they have broken My covenant that I commanded them. They took from the things dedicated for destruction. They have stolen, acted deceitfully, and put them among their own possessions.

2 Peter 2:3

And in their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their judgment, made long ago, does not linger, and their destruction does not slumber.

Jude 1:11

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