1 Timothy 6:9

The Passion Translation

But those who crave the wealth of this world slip into spiritual snares. They become trapped by the troubles that come through their foolish and harmful desires, driven by greed and drowning in their own sinful pleasures. And they take others down with them into their corruption and eventual destruction.

Cross References

Psalm 11:6

He will rain down upon them judgment for their sins. A scorching wind will be their lot in life.

Proverbs 15:27

The one who puts earning money above his family will have trouble at home, but those who refuse to exploit others will live in peace.

Proverbs 20:21

If an inheritance is gained too early in life, it will not be blessed in the end.

Proverbs 21:6

You can make a fortune dishonestly, but your crime will hold you in the snares of death!

Proverbs 22:16

There are two kinds of people headed toward poverty: those who exploit the poor and those who bribe the rich.

Proverbs 23:4

Don’t compare yourself to the rich. Surrender your selfish ambition and evaluate them properly.

Isaiah 5:8

Woe to those who, in their greed, buy up house after house to make one grand estate until there is no place for anyone else and only the landowner is left!

Matthew 13:22

“The one sown among thorns represents one who receives the message, but all of life’s busy distractions, his divided heart, and his ambition for wealth result in suffocating the kingdom message and it becomes fruitless.

Matthew 19:22

When the young man heard these words, he walked away sad, for he had great wealth.

Matthew 26:15

and said, “How much are you willing to pay me to betray Jesus into your hands?” They agreed to pay him thirty silver coins.

Matthew 6:19

“Don’t keep hoarding for yourselves earthly treasures that can be stolen by thieves. Material wealth eventually rusts, decays, and loses its value.

Mark 4:19

but they allow the cares of this life and the seduction of wealth and the desires for other things to crowd out and choke the message so that it produces nothing.

Luke 12:21

The same thing will happen to all those who fill up their lives with everything but God.”

Luke 21:35

For that day will come as a shocking surprise to all.

Acts 8:20

Peter rebuked him and said, “Your money will go with you to destruction! How could you even think that you could purchase God’s supernatural gift with money?

Ephesians 4:22

And he has taught you to let go of the lifestyle of the ancient man, the old self-life, which was corrupted by sinful and deceitful desires that spring from delusions.

1 Timothy 1:9

but actually, the law was not established for righteous people, but to bring conviction of sin to the unrighteous. The law was established to bring the revelation of sin to the evildoers and rebellious, the sinners without God, those who are vicious and perverse, and to those who strike their father or their mother, sinners, murderers,

1 Timothy 3:7

He should be respected by those who are unbelievers, having a beautiful testimony among them so that he will not fall into the traps of Satan and be disgraced.

1 Timothy 6:10

Loving money is a root of all evils. Some people run after it so much that they have given up their faith. Craving more money pushes them away from the faith into error, compounding misery in their lives!

1 Timothy 6:17

To all the rich of this world, I command you not to be wrapped in thoughts of pride over your prosperity, or rely on your wealth, for your riches are unreliable and nothing compared to the living God. Trust instead in the one who lavishes upon us all good things, fulfilling our every need.

2 Timothy 2:26

This will cause them to rediscover themselves and escape from the snare of Satan who caught them in his trap so that they would carry out his purposes.

Titus 2:12

This same grace teaches us how to live each day as we turn our backs on ungodliness and indulgent lifestyles, and it equips us to live self-controlled, upright, godly lives in this present age.

Joshua 7:11

Israel has sinned! They have broken the covenant which I had commanded them to keep. They have taken forbidden plunder. They have stolen from me, taken what is mine, hidden it among their belongings, and lied about it.

2 Peter 2:3

They are only out for themselves, ready to exploit you for their own gain through their cunning arguments. Their condemnation has been a long time coming. But their destruction does not slumber or sit idly by, for it is sure to come.

Jude 1:11

How terrible it is for them! For they have followed in the steps of Cain. They have abandoned themselves to Balaam’s error because of their greedy pursuit of financial gain. And since they have rebelled like Korah rebelled, they will experience the same fate of Korah and likewise perish.