Bible Encyclopedia: Riches: The Love of, the Root of all Evil

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Whether Covetousness is the Root of all Sins?
... God; and consequently charity, which is the love of God ... be the root of sins, not
as though riches were sought ... when we say that covetousness is the root of all ...
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Thoughts Upon Worldly Riches. Sect. I.
... For the Love of Money is the Root of all Evil; that is, in brief, The Love of Riches
and temporal Enjoyments is the great reason why Men are guilty of such ...
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On Riches
... 1. The root of all religion is faith, without which ... 7. Such a tendency have riches
to beget and ... than which nothing is more contrary to love:" Resentment of ...
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The Contents.
... 108. Worldly Riches. Sect.1. ... But proceeds from being too much concern'd for the things
of this World. 117. The love of Money is the Root of all Evil. 118. ...
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On the Words of the Gospel, Matt. xix. 17, "If Thou Wouldest Enter ...
... Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour ... in the living
God;" what are they to do with their riches? ... "for avarice is the root of all ...
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Whether Worldly Fear is Always Evil
... is rightly said to be the desire or love of riches, which is evil. ... Worldly fear is
therefore the fear which results from worldly love, as from an evil root. ...
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That the Saints Lose Nothing in Losing Temporal Goods.
... For the love of money is the root of all ... when the apostle says, "They that will be
rich fall into temptation," and so on, what he blames in riches is not ...
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Tenth Commandment
... It is sad to see so many who know God, miss everything for riches. Then consider
the case of Gehazi. ... "For the love of money is the root of all evil ...
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1 Timothy vi. 7-Feb
... "The love of money," he says, "is the root;" thus says ... Take away therefore the love
of money, and you put an ... If we see that there are riches There, compared to ...
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Whether Pride is the Beginning of Every Sin?
... builds up the city of Babylon." Therefore self-love and not ... character of a root,
and such are riches; so that ... view, covetousness is said to be the "root" of all ...
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Torrey's Topical Textbook

1 Timothy 6:10
For 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.
Torrey's Topical Textbook