10For the love of money is the root of every evil; which some having aspired after, have wandered from the faith, and pierced themselves with many sorrows.


In Context

7 For we have brought nothing into the world: it is manifest that neither can we carry anything out.

8 But having sustenance and covering, we will be content with these.

9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many unwise and hurtful lusts, which plunge men into destruction and ruin.

10 For the love of money is the root of every evil; which some having aspired after, have wandered from the faith, and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness of spirit.

12 Strive earnestly in the good conflict of faith. Lay hold of eternal life, to which thou hast been called, and hast confessed the good confession before many witnesses.

1 Timothy 6:10 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:10For 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

6:10For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:10For 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:10For the desire of money is the root of all evils; which some coveting have erred from the faith, and have entangled themselves in many sorrows.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:10For 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:10For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some have coveted, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:10For 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:10for 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;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:10For 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.