1 Timothy 6:10 (KJV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 6:8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

1 Timothy 6:9 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.

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.

1 Timothy 6:11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

1 Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "love", "money", "root", "evil", "some", "coveted", and "after". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "love", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "But they that will be rich fall..." into verse 11's "But thou O man of God flee...", so "faith" and "love" belong inside that flow. In 1 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "faith" and "love" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.