1 Timothy 6:9-10

False Teachers and True Contentment

⁹ But _f those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, _g into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that _h plunge people into ruin and destruction. ¹⁰ For the love of money is a root of _i all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.

1. Cross References
   Proverbs 15:27
   Whoever is greedy for unjust gain troubles his own household, but he who hates bribes will live.
   Proverbs 23:4
   Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist.
   Proverbs 28:20
   A faithful man will abound with blessings, but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.
   Matthew 13:22
   As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.
   
2. Cross References
   1 Timothy 3:7
   Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into a snare of the devil.
   
3. Cross References
   1 Timothy 1:19
   Holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some have made shipwreck of their faith.
   
4. Cross References
   Exodus 23:8
   And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.
   Deuteronomy 16:19
   You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality, and you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous.