1 Timothy 6:9

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1 Timothy 6:7–11 · Berean Standard Bible

7 For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it.

8 But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.

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.

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

11 But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.

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Genesis 13:10

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 the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)

Genesis 13:11

So Lot chose the whole plain of the Jordan for himself and set out toward the east. And Abram and Lot parted company.

Genesis 13:12

Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot settled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent toward Sodom.

Genesis 13:13

But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD.

Numbers 22:17

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

Numbers 22:18

But Balaam replied to the servants of Balak, “If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything small or great to go beyond the command of the LORD my God.

Numbers 22:19

So now, please stay here overnight as the others did, that I may find out what else the LORD has to tell me.”

Joshua 7:11

Israel 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.

2 Kings 5:20

Gehazi, 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.”

2 Kings 5:21

So Gehazi pursued Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running toward him, he got down from the chariot to meet him and asked, “Is everything all right?”

2 Kings 5:22

“Everything is all right,” Gehazi replied. “My master has sent me to say, ‘I have just now discovered that two young men from the sons of the prophets have come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two sets of clothing.’”

2 Kings 5:23

But Naaman insisted, “Please, take two talents.” And he urged Gehazi to accept them. Then he tied up two talents of silver in two bags along with two sets of clothing and gave them to two of his servants, who carried them ahead of Gehazi.

2 Kings 5:24

When Gehazi came to the hill, he took the gifts from the servants and stored them in the house. Then he dismissed the men, and they departed.

2 Kings 5:25

When Gehazi went in and stood before his master, Elisha asked him, “Gehazi, where have you been?” “Your servant did not go anywhere,” he replied.

2 Kings 5:26

But Elisha questioned him, “Did not my spirit go with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to accept money and clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, menservants and maidservants?

2 Kings 5:27

Therefore, the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and your descendants forever!” And as Gehazi left his presence, he was leprous—as white as snow.

Proverbs 15:27

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

Proverbs 20:21

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

Proverbs 21:6

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

Proverbs 22:16

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

Proverbs 28:20

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

Proverbs 28:21

To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

Proverbs 28:22

A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.

Isaiah 5:8

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.

Hosea 12:7

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

Hosea 12:8

And Ephraim boasts: “How rich I have become! I have found wealth for myself. In all my labors, they can find in me no iniquity that is sinful.”

Amos 8:4

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

Amos 8:5

asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us cheat with dishonest scales.

Amos 8:6

Let us buy the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling even the chaff with the wheat!”

Zechariah 11:5

whose 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 13:22

The 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 19:22

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

Matthew 26:15

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.

James 5:1

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

James 5:2

Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes.

James 5:3

Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.

James 5:4

Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

2 Peter 2:15

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

2 Peter 2:16

But he was rebuked for his transgression by a donkey, otherwise without speech, that spoke with a man’s voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.

Jude 1:11

Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.

1 Timothy 3:7

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

Deuteronomy 7:25

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, or you will be ensnared by it; for it is detestable to the LORD your God.

Psalms 11:6

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

Proverbs 1:17

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

Proverbs 1:18

But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.

Proverbs 1:19

Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.

Luke 21:35

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

2 Timothy 2:26

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

Mark 4:19

but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

Ephesians 4:22

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

1 John 2:15

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

1 John 2:16

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

1 John 2:17

The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.

1 Timothy 1:9

We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers,

Numbers 31:8

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

Joshua 7:24

Then 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.

Joshua 7:25

“Why have you brought this trouble upon us?” said Joshua. “Today the LORD will bring trouble upon you!” And all Israel stoned him to death. Then they stoned the others and burned their bodies.

Joshua 7:26

And they heaped over Achan a large pile of rocks that remains to this day. So the LORD turned from His burning anger. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Achor to this day.

Matthew 27:3

When 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.

Matthew 27:4

“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”

Matthew 27:5

So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.

Acts 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 such a deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God!”

Acts 5:5

On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened.

Acts 8:20

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

2 Peter 2:3

In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.