1 Timothy 6:10

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil: which while some coveted after, they have strayed from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    For{G1063} the love of money{G5365} is{G2076} a root{G4491} of all{G3956} kinds of evil:{G2556} which{G3739} {G3713} some{G5100} reaching after{G3713} have been led astray{G635} from{G575} the faith,{G4102} and{G2532} have pierced{G4044} themselves{G1438} through{G4044} with many{G4183} sorrows.{G3601}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    For{G1063} the love of money{G5365} is{G2076}{(G5748)} the root{G4491} of all{G3956} evil{G2556}: which{G3739} while some{G5100} coveted after{G3713}{(G5734)}, they have erred{G635}{(G5681)} from{G575} the faith{G4102}, and{G2532} pierced{G4044} themselves{G1438} through{G4044}{(G5656)} with many{G4183} sorrows{G3601}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    For coveteousnes is the rote of all evyll which whill some lusted after they erred fro the fayth and tanglyd them selves with many sorowes.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    For Couetousnes is the rote of all euell, which whyle some lusted after, they erred from the faith, and tangled them selues with many sorowes.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    For the desire of money is the roote of all euill, which while some lusted after, they erred from the faith, and pearced themselues through with many sorowes.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    For loue of money, is the roote of all euyll, whiche whyle some lusted after, they erred from the fayth, & pearced the selues through with many sorowes.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    for a root of all the evils is the love of money, which certain longing for did go astray from the faith, and themselves did pierce through with many sorrows;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    For the love of money is a root of all evil: and some whose hearts were fixed on it have been turned away from the faith, and been wounded with unnumbered sorrows.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    For the love of money is the root of all evils. Some people in reaching for it have strayed from the faith and stabbed themselves with many pains.

Referenced Verses

  • Mic 3:11 : 11 Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for silver. Yet they lean on the LORD, saying, 'Is not the LORD among us? No disaster will come upon us.'
  • Isa 56:11 : 11 Yet the dogs are greedy; they never have enough. They are shepherds who lack understanding; all of them turn to their own way, each seeking his own gain from every quarter.
  • Jas 5:19 : 19 My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you strays from the truth and someone turns them back,
  • Deut 16:19 : 19 Do not pervert justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
  • Ps 32:10 : 10 Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but the steadfast love of the Lord surrounds those who trust in him.
  • Prov 1:19 : 19 Such are the ways of everyone who gains unjust profit; it takes away the life of its owners.
  • Prov 1:31 : 31 Therefore they will eat the fruit of their own way and be filled with their own schemes.
  • Isa 1:23 : 23 Your rulers are rebellious and companions of thieves; they all love bribes and chase after gifts. They do not defend the fatherless, and the widow's case never comes before them.
  • Gen 29:31-35 : 31 When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb, but Rachel remained barren. 32 Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, 'Because the LORD has seen my misery, surely now my husband will love me.' 33 She conceived again and gave birth to a son, and she said, 'Because the LORD heard that I am unloved, He has given me this one too.' So she named him Simeon. 34 She conceived again and gave birth to a son and said, 'Now at this time my husband will be attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.' Therefore, he was named Levi. 35 She conceived yet again and gave birth to a son and said, 'This time I will praise the LORD.' Therefore, she named him Judah. Then she stopped having children.
  • Gen 34:23-24 : 23 Won't their livestock, their property, and all their animals be ours? Only let us agree to them, and they will dwell with us." 24 All who went out of the gate of the city listened to Hamor and his son Shechem, and every male was circumcised—all who went out of the gate of the city.
  • Gen 38:16 : 16 He turned aside to her by the roadside and said, 'Come now, let me sleep with you.' He did not know she was his daughter-in-law. She asked, 'What will you give me to sleep with you?'
  • Exod 23:7-8 : 7 Stay far from a false accusation; do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked. 8 Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
  • Deut 23:4-5 : 4 No Ammonite or Moabite may enter the assembly of the LORD, even to the tenth generation; none of their descendants may ever enter the assembly of the LORD. 5 This is because they did not meet you with bread and water on your way out of Egypt, and because they hired Balaam son of Beor from Pethor of Aram Naharaim to curse you.
  • Deut 23:18 : 18 There shall be no cult prostitute among the daughters of Israel, nor shall there be a cult prostitute or sacred male among the sons of Israel.
  • Judg 17:10-11 : 10 Micah said to him, 'Stay with me and be a father and a priest to me, and I will give you ten pieces of silver a year, a set of clothes, and your living expenses.' The Levite agreed to stay. 11 The Levite agreed to live with the man, and the young man became like one of his own sons.
  • Judg 18:19-20 : 19 They answered him, 'Be quiet! Put your hand over your mouth and come with us. Be a father and a priest to us. Isn’t it better for you to be a priest for a tribe and a clan in Israel rather than for one man's household?' 20 The priest was glad in his heart. He took the ephod, the household gods, and the carved image and went along with the people.
  • Judg 18:29-31 : 29 They named the city Dan, after their ancestor Dan, who was born to Israel. However, the city had been named Laish previously. 30 The Danites set up for themselves the carved image, and Jonathan, son of Gershom, the son of Moses, along with his sons, served as priests for the tribe of Dan until the time of the land’s captivity. 31 They kept the carved image that Micah had made throughout the time the house of God was in Shiloh.
  • 2 Sam 4:10-11 : 10 When someone told me, 'Saul is dead,' thinking he was bringing me good news, I seized him and killed him in Ziklag. That was the reward I gave him for his news. 11 How much more, then, when wicked men have killed an innocent man in his own house and on his own bed! Should I not now demand his blood from your hand and remove you from the earth?
  • 2 Kgs 5:27 : 27 Naaman’s leprosy will cling to you and to your descendants forever.' Then Gehazi went out from Elisha's presence, leprous, as white as snow.
  • 2 Pet 2:7-8 : 7 and if He rescued righteous Lot, who was distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless, 8 (For that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard.)
  • Jude 1:11 : 11 Woe to them! For they have gone the way of Cain, rushed headlong for profit into Balaam’s error, and perished in Korah’s rebellion.
  • Jer 5:27-28 : 27 Like a cage full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Because of this, they have become great and rich. 28 They have grown fat and sleek. They excel in evil deeds; they do not defend the rights of the fatherless so they might prosper, nor do they uphold the cause of the needy.
  • Ezek 13:19 : 19 You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to my people, who listen to lies, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not live.
  • Ezek 16:33 : 33 All prostitutes receive gifts, but you give gifts to all your lovers. You bribe them to come to you from all around for your acts of prostitution.
  • Ezek 22:12 : 12 In you, they accept bribes to shed blood; they take interest and increase unlawfully. You have gained profit in extorting your neighbors, and you have forgotten me, declares the Sovereign LORD.
  • Mic 7:3-4 : 3 Their hands are skilled at doing evil: the ruler demands gifts, the judge accepts bribes, and the powerful speak out their selfish desires. Together they weave a web of corrupt schemes. 4 The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge. The day your watchmen foretold has come, the day of your visitation. Now confusion is upon them.
  • Mal 1:10 : 10 Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors so you would not light useless fires on my altar! I am not pleased with you, says the LORD of Hosts, and I will not accept any offerings from your hands.
  • Matt 23:13 : 13 But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor do you allow those entering to go in.
  • Acts 1:16-19 : 16 “Brothers, it was necessary for the Scripture to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who served as a guide for those who arrested Jesus. 17 He was one of our number and shared in this ministry. 18 (With the reward he received for his wickedness, Judas bought a field; and falling headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out.) 19 Everyone in Jerusalem heard about this, so they called that field in their own language, Akeldama, which means 'Field of Blood.'
  • 1 Tim 3:3 : 3 not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, and not a lover of money.
  • 1 Tim 6:9 : 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
  • 1 Tim 6:21 : 21 Some, by professing it, have strayed from the faith. Grace be with you. Amen.
  • 2 Tim 4:10 : 10 For Demas has deserted me, having loved this present world, and has gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
  • Titus 1:11 : 11 They must be silenced because they are upsetting whole households by teaching things they should not for the sake of dishonest gain.
  • Rev 18:13 : 13 and cinnamon, spice, incense, ointment, frankincense, wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle, sheep, horses, chariots, and human bodies and souls.
  • Gen 29:14 : 14 Then Laban said to him, 'Surely you are my own flesh and blood.' Jacob stayed with him for a month.
  • Gen 29:26 : 26 Laban replied, 'It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter before the older one.'
  • Rev 2:14-15 : 14 But I have a few things against you: You have those there who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the Israelites—to eat food sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality. 15 Likewise, you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans, which I hate.

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    5 These lead to constant friction among people who are corrupted in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means to profit. Stay away from such people.

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    19 Such are the ways of everyone who gains unjust profit; it takes away the life of its owners.

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    34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

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    6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience.

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    13 For from the least to the greatest, all are greedy for unjust gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit.

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    9 Woe to the one who gains unjust wealth for his house, to set his nest on high, to be safe from the reach of calamity!

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    16 For all that is in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father, but is from the world.

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    20 A faithful man will abound in blessings, but one in a hurry to get rich will not go unpunished.

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    21 So it is with one who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.

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    6 Why should I fear in evil days, when iniquity surrounds me, at my heels?

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    27 Whoever is greedy for gain troubles his household, but the one who hates bribes will live.

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    5 Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.

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    6 Now these things happened as examples for us, so that we would not desire evil things as they did.

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