1 Timothy 6:9

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.

Cross References (36)

  • 1 John 2:15–17 (16)

    Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

  • Proverbs 15:27 (10)

    He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.

  • Proverbs 28:20–22 (10)

    A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

  • Acts 8:20 (9)

    But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!

  • 1 Timothy 3:7 (9)

    Furthermore, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the snare of

  • 2 Peter 2:3 (8)

    In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remain

  • Mark 4:19 (8)

    but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, a

  • Matthew 13:22 (7)

    The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of weal

  • Ephesians 4:22 (7)

    to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;

  • Jude 1:11 (6)

    Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed for profit into the error of Balaam; they have perish

  • James 5:1–4 (6)

    Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.

  • Proverbs 20:21 (5)

    An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.

  • 2 Peter 2:15–16 (5)

    They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedn

  • Proverbs 21:6 (5)

    Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.

  • Proverbs 22:16 (5)

    Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.

  • Numbers 22:17–19 (5)

    for I will honor you richly and do whatever you say. So please come and put a curse on this people for me!’”

  • Matthew 19:22 (5)

    When the young man heard this, he went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.

  • Proverbs 1:17–19 (5)

    How futile it is to spread the net where any bird can see it!

  • 2 Kings 5:20–27 (4)

    Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman, by not accepting w

  • Joshua 7:11 (4)

    Israel has sinned; they have transgressed My covenant that I commanded them, and they have taken some of what was devote

  • 1 Timothy 1:9 (4)

    We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, fo

  • Luke 21:35 (4)

    For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth.

  • Joshua 7:24–26 (4)

    Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the cloak, the bar of gold, his sons and dau

  • Zechariah 11:5 (4)

    whose buyers slaughter them without remorse. Those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich!’ Even their o

  • Amos 8:4–6 (4)

    Hear this, you who trample the needy, who do away with the poor of the land,

  • Numbers 31:8 (4)

    Among the slain were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with t

  • Proverbs 23:4 (4)

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

  • Genesis 13:10–13 (4)

    And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of

  • Acts 5:4–5 (4)

    Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive

  • Hosea 12:7–8 (4)

    A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.

  • 2 Timothy 2:26 (4)

    Then they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, who has taken them captive to his will.

  • Deuteronomy 7:25 (4)

    You must burn up the images of their gods; do not covet the silver and gold that is on them or take it for yourselves, o

  • Psalms 11:6 (4)

    On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.

  • Matthew 26:15 (4)

    and 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

  • Isaiah 5:8 (4)

    Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is left and you live alone in the land.

  • Matthew 27:3–5 (4)

    When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty piece