1 Timothy 6:10

New International Reader's Version

Love for money causes all kinds of evil. Some people want to get rich. They have wandered away from the faith. They have wounded themselves with many sorrows.

Cross References

Genesis 29:14

Then Laban said to him, “You are my own flesh and blood.” Jacob stayed with Laban for a whole month.

Genesis 29:26

Laban replied, “It isn’t our practice here to give the younger daughter to be married before the older one.

Genesis 34:27

Jacob’s other sons found the dead bodies. They robbed the city where their sister had been raped.

Genesis 38:16

He didn’t realize that she was his daughter-in-law. He went over to her by the side of the road. He said, “Come. Let me sleep with you.” “What will you give me to sleep with you?” she asked.

1 Kings 2:40

When Shimei heard that, he put a saddle on his donkey. Then he went to Achish at Gath to look for his slaves. Shimei found them and brought them back from Gath.

2 Kings 5:27

You and your children after you will have Naaman’s skin disease forever.” Then Gehazi left Elisha. And he had Naaman’s skin disease. His skin had become as white as snow.

Psalm 32:10

Sinful people have all kinds of trouble. But the Lord’s faithful love is all around those who trust in him.

Psalm 62:10

Don’t trust in money you have taken from others. Don’t put false hope in things you have stolen. Even if your riches grow, don’t put your trust in them.

Proverbs 1:19

That’s what happens to everyone who goes after money in the wrong way. That kind of money takes away the life of those who get it.

Proverbs 1:31

So you will eat the fruit of the way you have lived. You will choke on the fruit of what you have planned.

Proverbs 15:27

Those who always want more bring ruin to their households. But a person who refuses to be paid to lie will live.

Ecclesiastes 2:19

And who knows whether that person will be wise or foolish? Either way, they’ll take over everything on earth I’ve worked so hard for. That doesn’t have any meaning either.

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers refuse to obey the Lord. They join forces with robbers. All of them love to accept money from those who want special favors. They are always looking for gifts from other people. They don’t stand up in court for children whose fathers have died. They don’t do it for widows either.

Isaiah 56:11

They are like dogs that love to eat. They never get enough. They are like shepherds who don’t have any understanding. All of them do as they please. They only look for what they can get for themselves.

Ezekiel 13:19

You have treated me as if I were not holy. You did it among my very own people. You did it for a few handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. You told lies to my people. They like to listen to lies. You killed those who should have lived. And you spared those who should have died.”

Ezekiel 16:33

Every prostitute receives gifts. Instead, you give gifts to all your lovers. You offer them money to come to you from everywhere. You want them to sleep with you. You are not faithful to me.

Ezekiel 22:12

You accept money from people who want special favors. You do this to spill someone’s blood. You charge interest to poor people when you lend them money. You make money from them. You get rich by cheating your neighbors. And you have forgotten me,” announces the Lord and King.

Micah 3:11

Your judges take money from people who want special favors. Your priests teach only if they get paid for it. Your prophets won’t tell fortunes unless they receive money. But you still look for the Lord’s help. You say, “The Lord is with us. No trouble will come on us.”

Malachi 1:10

“You might as well shut the temple doors! Then you would not light useless fires on my altar. I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord. “I will not accept any of the offerings you bring.

Matthew 13:22

The seed that fell among the thorns is like others who hear the message. But then the worries of this life and the false promises of wealth crowd it out. They keep the message from producing fruit.

Matthew 23:13

“How terrible it will be for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You pretenders! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter. And you will not let those enter who are trying to.

Matthew 6:19

“Do not gather for yourselves riches on earth. Moths and rats can destroy them. Thieves can break in and steal them.

Mark 4:19

But then the worries of this life come to them. Wealth comes with its false promises. The people also long for other things. All of these are the kinds of things that crowd out the message. They keep it from producing fruit.

Deuteronomy 16:19

Do what is right. Treat everyone the same. Don’t take money from people who want special favors. It makes those who are wise close their eyes to the truth. It twists the words of those who have done nothing wrong.

Deuteronomy 23:18

The Lord your God hates the money that men and women get for being prostitutes. So don’t take that money into the house of the Lord to pay what you promised to give.

Colossians 3:5

So put to death anything that comes from sinful desires. Get rid of sexual sins and impure acts. Don’t let your feelings get out of control. Remove from your life all evil desires. Stop always wanting more and more. You might as well be worshiping statues of gods.

1 Timothy 3:3

He must not get drunk. He must not push people around. He must be gentle. He must not be a person who likes to argue. He must not love money.

1 Timothy 6:21

Some people believe them. By doing that they have turned away from the faith. May God’s grace be with you all.

1 Timothy 6:9

People who want to get rich are tempted. They fall into a trap. They are tripped up by wanting many foolish and harmful things. Those who live like that are dragged down by what they do. They are destroyed and die.

2 Timothy 3:2

People will love themselves. They will love money. They will brag and be proud. They will tear others down. They will not obey their parents. They won’t be thankful or holy.

2 Timothy 4:10

Demas has deserted me. He has gone to Thessalonica. He left me because he loved this world. Crescens has gone to Galatia. Titus has gone to Dalmatia.

Titus 1:11

They must be stopped. They are making trouble for entire families. They do this by teaching things they shouldn’t. They do these things to cheat people.

James 5:19

My brothers and sisters, suppose one of you wanders away from the truth. And suppose someone brings that person back.

Joshua 7:21

I saw a beautiful robe from Babylonia among the things we had taken. I saw five pounds of silver. And I saw a gold bar that weighed 20 ounces. I wanted them, so I took them. I hid them in the ground inside my tent. The silver is on the bottom.”

Jude 1:11

How terrible it will be for them! They have followed the way of Cain. They have rushed into the same mistake Balaam made. They did it because they loved money. They are like Korah. He turned against his leaders. These people will certainly be destroyed, just as Korah was.

Revelation 18:13

Cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense. Wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat. Cattle, sheep, horses, carriages, and human beings sold as slaves.