Tree of Life Version
1 Timothy 6:9
9But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and a trap and many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction.
1 Timothy 6:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
- New International Version (NIV)Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition.
Context of 1 Timothy 6:9
7For we brought nothing into this world, So we cannot take anything out of it. 8But having food and clothing, with these things we shall be content. But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and a trap and many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. 10For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil—some, longing for it, have gone astray from the faith and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. 11But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, perseverance, and gentleness.
Read all of 1 Timothy 61 Timothy 6:9 word by word
Οἱ δὲ βουλόμενοι πλουτεῖν ἐμπίπτουσιν εἰς πειρασμὸν καὶ παγίδα καὶ ἐπιθυμίας πολλὰς ἀνοήτους καὶ βλαβεράς, αἵτινες βυθίζουσιν τοὺς ἀνθρώπους εἰς ὄλεθρον καὶ ἀπώλειαν.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Butδέde · thenG1161
- they that willβούλομαιboulomai · to planG1014
- be richπλουτέωplouteō · be richG4147
- fallἐμπίπτωempiptō · to fall intoG1706
- intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- temptationπειρασμόςpeirasmos · temptation/testing: temptationG3986
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- a snareπαγίςpagis · trapG3803
- manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
- foolishἀνόητοςanoētos · foolishG453
- hurtfulβλαβερόςblaberos · harmfulG983
- lustsἐπιθυμίαepithumia · desireG1939
- whichὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
- drownβυθίζωbuthizō · to sinkG1036
- menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- destructionὄλεθροςolethros · destructiveG3639
- perditionἀπώλειαapōleia · destructionG684
Cross-references for 1 Timothy 6:9
- Genesis 13:10Lot lifted up his eyes and saw that the whole area surrounding the Jordan was well watered in its entirety (before Adonai destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah)—like Adonai’s garden, like the land of Egypt—till you come to Zoar.
- Numbers 22:17I will richly reward you, and everything you tell me I will do! Just come now and curse this people for me!”
- Joshua 7:11Israel has sinned. Yes, they have also transgressed My covenant, which I commanded them. Now they have even taken of the things under the ban of destruction. So they have also stolen and even deceived, and even put them among their own possessions.
- 2 Kings 5:20But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, thought, “Behold, my master held back from accepting what this Naaman the Aramean brought. As Adonai lives, I will surely run after him and get something from him.”
- Proverbs 15:27One greedy for gain troubles his household, but whoever hates bribes will live.
- Proverbs 20:21An estate acquired quickly in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.
- Proverbs 21:6Getting treasures by a lying tongue is like a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.
- Proverbs 22:16The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain, and the one who gives to the rich— both end in poverty.
- Proverbs 28:20A faithful man will have many blessings, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.
- Isaiah 5:8Woe to those who join house to house and merge field to field, until there is no room, and you will live alone in the midst of the land!
- Hosea 12:7So you should return to your God, keep covenant loyalty and justice, and wait for your God continually.
- Amos 8:4Hear this, you who trample the poor, destroying the afflicted of the land
- Zechariah 11:5Their buyers slay them and go unpunished. Those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be Adonai, for I am rich!’ Their own shepherds do not spare them.
- Matthew 13:22“But the one sown among the thorns, this is the one who hears the word; and the worries of the world and the seduction of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
- Matthew 19:22But when the young man heard this statement, he went away grieving, for he had much property.
- Matthew 26:15and said, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” And they weighed out thirty shekels of silver for him.
Commentaries on 1 Timothy 6:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9But they that will be rich - ̔ . The words are emphatic, and refer to persons who are determined to get riches; who make this their object and aim in life; who live to get money; who get all they can, save all they can, and keep all they get; and yet are apprehensive of no danger, because they seek to be rich by honest means; for it is likely that the apostle does not refer to those who wish to get riches by robbery, plunder, extortion, etc. By the term…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9But they that will be rich - Further to enforce the duty of contentment, the apostle refers to some of the evils which necessarily attend a desire to be rich. Those evils have been so great and uniform in all ages, and are so necessary accompaniments of that desire, that, even amidst many inconveniences which may attend the opposite condition, we should he contented with our lot. Indeed, if we could see all, it would only be necessary to see the evils…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-10Verses 6-10 Those that make a trade of Christianity to serve their turn for this world, will be disappointed; but those who mind it as their calling, will find it has the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come. He that is godly, is sure to be happy in another world; and if contented with his condition in this world, he has enough; and all truly godly people are content. When brought into the greatest straits, we cannot be…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-10This paragraph reveals that the true desire of false teachers is wealth, not God.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. will be rich--have more than "food and raiment." Greek, "wish to be rich"; not merely are willing, but are resolved, and earnestly desire to have riches at any cost (Pr 28:20, 22). This wishing (not the riches themselves) is fatal to "contentment" (1Ti 6:6). Rich men are not told to cast away their riches, but not to "trust" in them, and to "do good" with them (1Ti 6:17, 18; Psa 62:10). fall into temptation--not merely "are exposed to temptation," but…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Timothy 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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