1 Timothy 6:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.”
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“Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.”
King James Version · Public Domain“But they that are minded to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction and perdition.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and those wishing to be rich, do fall into temptation and a snare, and many desires, foolish and hurtful, that sink men into ruin and destruction,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Timothy 6:9 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 13:10And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
- Numbers 22:17for I will honor you richly and do whatever you say. So please come and put a curse on this people for me!’”
- Numbers 31:8Among the slain were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.
- Deuteronomy 7:25You must burn up the images of their gods; do not covet the silver and gold that is on them or take it for yourselves, or you will be ensnared by it; for it is detestable to the LORD your God.
- Joshua 7:11Israel has sinned; they have transgressed My covenant that I commanded them, and they have taken some of what was devoted to destruction. Indeed, they have stolen and lied, and they have put these things with their own possessions.
- Joshua 7:24Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the cloak, the bar of gold, his sons and daughters, his oxen and donkeys and sheep, his tent, and everything else he owned, and brought them to the Valley of Achor.
- 1 Kings 21:6Ahab answered, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and told him, ‘Give me your vineyard for silver, or if you wish, I will give you another vineyard in its place.’ And he replied, ‘I will not give you my vineyard!’”
- 2 Kings 5:20Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman, while not accepting what he brought. As surely as the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”
- Psalms 11:6On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.
- Proverbs 1:17How futile it is to spread the net where any bird can see it!
- Proverbs 15:27He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.
- Proverbs 20:21An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.
- Proverbs 21:6Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.
- Proverbs 22:16Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.
- Proverbs 23:4Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
- Proverbs 28:20A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
- Isaiah 5:8Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is left and you live alone in the land.
- Hosea 12:7A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.
- Amos 8:4Hear this, you who trample the needy, who do away with the poor of the land,
- Zechariah 11:5whose buyers slaughter them without remorse. Those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich!’ Even their own shepherds have no compassion on them.
- Matthew 13:22The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
- Matthew 19:22When the young man heard this, he went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.
- Matthew 26:15and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver.
- Matthew 27:3When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.
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