1 Timothy 6:9

New American Bible - revised edition

Those who want to be rich are falling into temptation and into a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge them into ruin and destruction.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:6

He answered her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and said to him, ‘Sell me your vineyard, or, if you prefer, I will give you a vineyard in exchange.’ But he said, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’”

Psalm 11:6

And rains upon the wicked fiery coals and brimstone, a scorching wind their allotted cup.

Proverbs 15:27

The greedy tear down their own house, but those who hate bribes will live.

Proverbs 20:21

Possessions greedily guarded at the outset will not be blessed in the end.

Proverbs 21:6

Trying to get rich by lying is chasing a bubble over deadly snares.

Proverbs 22:16

Oppressing the poor for enrichment, giving to the rich: both are sheer loss.

Proverbs 23:4

Do not wear yourself out to gain wealth, cease to be worried about it;

Isaiah 5:8

Ah! Those who join house to house, who connect field with field, Until no space remains, and you alone dwell in the midst of the land!

Zechariah 11:5

For they who buy them slay them and are not held accountable; while those who sell them say, “Blessed be the Lord, I have become rich!” Even their own shepherds will not pity them.

Numbers 31:8

Besides those slain in battle, they killed the kings of Midian: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba, the five kings of Midian; and they also killed Balaam, son of Beor, with the sword.

Matthew 13:22

The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word, but then worldly anxiety and the lure of riches choke the word and it bears no fruit.

Matthew 19:22

When the young man heard this statement, he went away sad, for he had many possessions.

Matthew 26:15

and said, “What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?” They paid him thirty pieces of silver,

Matthew 6:19

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

Mark 4:19

but worldly anxiety, the lure of riches, and the craving for other things intrude and choke the word, and it bears no fruit.

Luke 12:21

Thus will it be for the one who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich in what matters to God.” Dependence on God.

Luke 21:35

like a trap. For that day will assault everyone who lives on the face of the earth.

Acts 8:20

But Peter said to him, “May your money perish with you, because you thought that you could buy the gift of God with money.

Ephesians 4:22

that you should put away the old self of your former way of life, corrupted through deceitful desires,

Deuteronomy 7:25

The images of their gods you shall destroy by fire. Do not covet the silver or gold on them, nor take it for yourselves, lest you be ensnared by it; for it is an abomination to the Lord, your God.

1 Timothy 1:9

with the understanding that law is meant not for a righteous person but for the lawless and unruly, the godless and sinful, the unholy and profane, those who kill their fathers or mothers, murderers,

1 Timothy 3:7

He must also have a good reputation among outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, the devil’s trap.

1 Timothy 6:10

For the love of money is the root of all evils, and some people in their desire for it have strayed from the faith and have pierced themselves with many pains. Exhortations to Timothy.

1 Timothy 6:17

Tell the rich in the present age not to be proud and not to rely on so uncertain a thing as wealth but rather on God, who richly provides us with all things for our enjoyment.

2 Timothy 2:26

and that they may return to their senses out of the devil’s snare, where they are entrapped by him, for his will.

Titus 2:12

and training us to reject godless ways and worldly desires and to live temperately, justly, and devoutly in this age,

Joshua 7:11

Israel has sinned: they have transgressed the covenant which I enjoined on them. They have taken goods subject to the ban. They have stolen and lied, placing the goods in their baggage.

2 Peter 2:3

In their greed they will exploit you with fabrications, but from of old their condemnation has not been idle and their destruction does not sleep. Lessons from the Past.

Jude 1:11

Woe to them! They followed the way of Cain, abandoned themselves to Balaam’s error for the sake of gain, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.