1 Timothy 6:9

New King James 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 destruction and perdition.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:6

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 will rain coals; Fire and brimstone and a burning wind 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 will live.

Proverbs 20:21

An inheritance gained hastily at the beginning Will not be blessed at the end.

Proverbs 21:6

Getting treasures by a lying tongue Is the fleeting fantasy of those who seek death.

Proverbs 22:16

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

Proverbs 23:4

Do not overwork to be rich; Because of your own understanding, cease!

Isaiah 5:8

Woe to those who join house to house; They add field to field, Till there is no place Where they may dwell alone in the midst of the land!

Zechariah 11:5

whose owners slaughter them and feel no guilt; those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the Lord, for I am rich’; and their shepherds do not pity them.

Numbers 31:8

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

Matthew 13:22

Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares 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, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver Him to you?” And they counted out to him thirty pieces of silver.

Matthew 6:19

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal;

Mark 4:19

and the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for 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 it will come as a snare 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 thought that the gift of God could be purchased with money!

Ephesians 4:22

that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts,

Deuteronomy 7:25

You shall burn the carved images of their gods with fire; you shall not covet the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it for yourselves, lest you be snared by it; 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 person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

1 Timothy 3:7

Moreover he must have a good testimony among those who are outside, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

1 Timothy 6:10

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

1 Timothy 6:17

Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to 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 come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will.

Titus 2:12

teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age,

Joshua 7:11

Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed My covenant which I commanded them. For they have even taken some of the accursed things, and have both stolen and deceived; and they have also put it among their own stuff.

2 Peter 2:3

By covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction does not slumber.

Jude 1:11

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