1 Timothy 6:10
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10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
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Proverbs 1:19
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19 Such is the fate of all who are greedy for money;
it robs them of life.
1 Timothy 6:9
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9 But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
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Psalm 32:10
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10 Many sorrows come to the wicked,
but unfailing love surrounds those who trust the Lord.
Titus 1:11
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11 They must be silenced, because they are turning whole families away from the truth by their false teaching. And they do it only for money.
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Proverbs 1:31
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31 Therefore, they must eat the bitter fruit of living their own way,
choking on their own schemes.
Jude 11
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11 What sorrow awaits them! For they follow in the footsteps of Cain, who killed his brother. Like Balaam, they deceive people for money. And like Korah, they perish in their rebellion.
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Matthew 23:13
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13 “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in people’s faces. You won’t go in yourselves, and you don’t let others enter either.[a]
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- 23:13 Some manuscripts add verse 14, What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! You shamelessly cheat widows out of their property and then pretend to be pious by making long prayers in public. Because of this, you will be severely punished. Compare Mark 12:40 and Luke 20:47.
Isaiah 56:11
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11 Like greedy dogs, they are never satisfied.
They are ignorant shepherds,
all following their own path
and intent on personal gain.
2 Timothy 4:10
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10 Demas has deserted me because he loves the things of this life and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus has gone to Dalmatia.
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Micah 3:11
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11 You rulers make decisions based on bribes;
you priests teach God’s laws only for a price;
you prophets won’t prophesy unless you are paid.
Yet all of you claim to depend on the Lord.
“No harm can come to us,” you say,
“for the Lord is here among us.”
Malachi 1:10
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10 “How I wish one of you would shut the Temple doors so that these worthless sacrifices could not be offered! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “and I will not accept your offerings.
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1 Timothy 6:21
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21 Some people have wandered from the faith by following such foolishness.
May God’s grace be with you all.
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