Parallel Verses
Goodspeed New Testament
But men who want to get rich fall into temptations and snares and many foolish, harmful cravings, that plunge people into destruction and ruin.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
But those who want to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge people into ruin and destruction.
International Standard Version
But people who want to get rich keep toppling into temptation and are trapped by many stupid and harmful desires that plunge them into destruction and ruin.
A Conservative Version
But those who want to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, which sink men in destruction and ruin.
American Standard Version
But they that are minded to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction and perdition.
Amplified
But those who [are not financially ethical and] crave to get rich [with a compulsive, greedy longing for wealth] fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction [leading to personal misery].
An Understandable Version
But those people who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge people into ruin and [spiritual] destruction.
Anderson New Testament
But those who will be rich fail into temptation and a snare, and many foolish and hurtful desires, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
Bible in Basic English
But those who have a desire for wealth are falling into danger, and are taken as in a net by a number of foolish and damaging desires, through which men are overtaken by death and destruction.
Common New Testament
But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction.
Daniel Mace New Testament
themselves to temptations and snares, and to many foolish noxious passions, which plunge men into ruin and perdition. for the love of money is the root of all evil:
Darby Translation
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.
Godbey New Testament
But those wishing to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown the people in destruction and perdition.
John Wesley New Testament
But they that desire to be rich, fall into temptation, and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful desires, which plunge men into destruction and perdition.
Julia Smith Translation
And they wishing to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many eager desires, unwise and hurtful, which sink men into ruin and perdition.
King James 2000
But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which plunge men into destruction and perdition.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and a trap and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge those people into ruin and destruction.
Modern King James verseion
But they who will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts which plunge men into destruction and perdition.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They that will be rich, fall into temptation and snares, and into many foolish and noisome lusts, which drown men in perdition and destruction.
Moffatt New Testament
Those who are eager to be rich get tempted and trapped in many senseless and pernicious propensities that drag men down to ruin and destruction.
Montgomery New Testament
Those who desire to be rich fall into the snares of temptation and many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
NET Bible
Those who long to be rich, however, stumble into temptation and a trap and many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
New Heart English Bible
But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction.
Noyes New Testament
But they who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
Sawyer New Testament
But those who wish to be rich fall into trial and a snare, and many foolish and injurious desires, which plunge men into destruction and perdition.
The Emphasized Bible
But, they who are determined to be rich, fall into temptation, and a snare, and many foolish and hurtful covetings, the which, sink men into ruin and destruction, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For they who will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful passions, which sink men in the abyss of destruction and perdition.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Those who want to be rich fall into the snares of temptation, and become the prey of many foolish and harmful ambitions, which plunge people into Destruction and Ruin.
Webster
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.
Weymouth New Testament
But people who are determined to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many unwise and pernicious ways which sink mankind in destruction and ruin.
Williams New Testament
But men who keep planning to get rich fall into temptations and snares and many foolish, hurtful desires which plunge people into destruction and ruin.
World English Bible
But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction.
Worrell New Testament
But those, purposing to be rich, fall into temptation, and a snare, and many foolish and hurtful desires, which, indeed, sink men into destruction and perdition.
Worsley New Testament
But they, that will be rich, fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which plunge men into ruin and perdition.
Youngs Literal Translation
and those wishing to be rich, do fall into temptation and a snare, and many desires, foolish and hurtful, that sink men into ruin and destruction,
Themes
Covetousness » Leads to » Foolish and hurtful lusts
Destruction » What destroys people
Lust » Who falls into many lusts
Riches » The wicked » Have trouble with
Riches » They who covet » Fall into temptation and a snare
Riches » They who covet » Fall into hurtful lusts
earthly Riches » The perils of » Subject men to powerful temptations
Satan » Tempts men vanquished by men » Tempts men
Temptation » Satan the chief agent in
Temptation » Comes from » Covetousness
Temptation » Often ends in sin and perdition
Temptation » Special sources of worldly snares » greed
Temptation » Who falls into temptation
earthly Treasures » The perils of » Subject men to powerful temptations
Topics
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Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Timothy 6:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
False Teachers And The Love Of Money
8 If we have food and clothing we will be satisfied. 9 But men who want to get rich fall into temptations and snares and many foolish, harmful cravings, that plunge people into destruction and ruin. 10 For love of money is the root of all the evils, and in their eagerness to get rich, some men wander away from the faith and pierce themselves to the heart with many a pang.
Cross References
1 Timothy 3:7
He must also be a man of good standing with outsiders, or he may get into disgrace and be entrapped by the slanderers.
Matthew 13:22
And what was sown among the thorns means the man who listens to the message, and then the worries of the time and the pleasure of being rich choke the message out, and it yields nothing.
Matthew 19:22
But when the young man heard that, he went away much cast down, for he had a great deal of property.
Matthew 26:15
and said, "What will you give me if I hand him over to you?" And they counted him out thirty silver pieces.
Matthew 27:3-5
Then Judas who had betrayed him, when he saw that he had been condemned, in his remorse brought back the thirty silver pieces to the high priests and elders,
Mark 4:19
but the worries of the time and the pleasure of being rich and passions for other things creep in and choke the message out and it yields nothing.
Luke 21:35
For it will come on all who are living anywhere on the face of the earth.
Acts 5:4-5
As long as it was unsold was it not yours, and after it was sold was not the money under your control? How could you think of doing such a thing? You did not lie to men but to God!"
Acts 8:20
But Peter said to him, "Go to destruction with your money, for thinking you could buy God's gift with it!
Ephesians 4:22
You must lay aside with your former habits your old self which is going to ruin through its deceptive passions.
1 Timothy 1:9
with the understanding that law is not intended for upright men but for the lawless and disorderly, the godless and irreligious, the irreverent and profane, men who kill their fathers or mothers, murderers,
2 Timothy 2:26
and they may yet return to their senses and escape from the toils of the devil, who has caught them to make them do his will.
James 5:1-4
Come now, you rich people! weep aloud and howl over the miseries that are going to overtake you!
2 Peter 2:3
In their greed they will exploit you with pretended arguments. From of old their condemnation has not been idle, and their destruction has not slumbered.
2 Peter 2:15-16
They have left the straight path and gone astray. They have followed the path of Balaam, the son of Beor, who set his heart on dishonest gain,
1 John 2:15-17
Do not love the world or what is in the world. If anyone loves the world, there is no love for the Father in his heart,
Jude 1:11
Alas for them, for they follow Cain's path, they plunge into Balaam's error for gain, and they perish in rebelliousness like Korah's.