1 Timothy 6:9

Tree of Life Version

But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and a trap and many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:6

Then he told her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and asked him: ‘Give me your vineyard for money, or if it pleases you, I’ll give you another vineyard for it,’ but he answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’”

Psalm 11:6

On the wicked He will rain down fire, brimstone and scorching wind as the portion of their cup!

Proverbs 15:27

One greedy for gain troubles his household, but whoever hates bribes will live.

Proverbs 20:21

An estate acquired quickly in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.

Proverbs 21:6

Getting treasures by a lying tongue is like a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.

Proverbs 22:16

The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain, and the one who gives to the rich— both end in poverty.

Proverbs 23:4

Do not wear yourself out to get rich. Be wise enough to restrain yourself.

Isaiah 5:8

Woe to those who join house to house and merge field to field, until there is no room, and you will live alone in the midst of the land!

Zechariah 11:5

Their buyers slay them and go unpunished. Those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be Adonai, for I am rich!’ Their own shepherds do not spare them.

Numbers 31:8

Among the slain they also killed the Midianite kings: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba, the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.

Matthew 13:22

“But the one sown among the thorns, this is the one who hears the word; and the worries of the world and the seduction of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

Matthew 19:22

But when the young man heard this statement, he went away grieving, for he had much property.

Matthew 26:15

and said, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” And they weighed out thirty shekels of silver for him.

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 worries of the world, the seduction of wealth, and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

Luke 12:21

So it is with the one who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich in God.”

Luke 21:35

For it will come rushing upon all who live on the face of the whole earth.

Acts 8:20

Peter said to him, “May your silver go to ruin, and you with it—because you thought you could buy God’s gift with money!

Ephesians 4:22

With respect to your former lifestyle, you are to lay aside the old self corrupted by its deceitful desires,

Deuteronomy 7:25

“The carved images of their gods you are to burn with fire. You are not to covet the silver or gold on them or take it for yourself—or you could be snared by it, for it is an abomination to Adonai your God.

1 Timothy 1:9

knowing that the Torah is not given for a tzaddik but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and worldly, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers,

1 Timothy 3:7

Furthermore, he must have a good reputation with those outside, so that he will not fall into disgrace and the devil’s trap.

1 Timothy 6:10

For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil—some, longing for it, have gone astray from the faith and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

1 Timothy 6:17

Direct those who are rich in this present age not to be proud or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but rather on God—who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.

2 Timothy 2:26

Then they may regain their senses and escape the devil’s snare, in which they had been held captive by him to do his will.

Titus 2:12

training us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live in a manner that is self-controlled and righteous and godly in the present age.

Joshua 7:11

Israel has sinned. Yes, they have also transgressed My covenant, which I commanded them. Now they have even taken of the things under the ban of destruction. So they have also stolen and even deceived, and even put them among their own possessions.

2 Peter 2:3

In their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction does not slumber.

Jude 1:11

Woe to them! For they went the way of Cain; they were consumed for pay in Balaam’s error; and in Korah’s rebellion they have been destroyed.