1 Timothy 6:9 (DBY)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 6:7 For we have brought nothing into the world: [it is] [manifest] that neither can we carry anything out.

1 Timothy 6:8 But having sustenance and covering, we will be content with these.

1 Timothy 6:9 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.

1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is [the] root of every evil; which some having aspired after, have wandered from the faith, and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

1 Timothy 6:11 But *thou*, O man of God, flee these things, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness of spirit.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "desire", "rich", "fall", "temptation", "snare", "unwise", "hurtful", and "lusts". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "desire" and "rich", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "But having sustenance and covering we will..." into verse 10's "For the love of money is the...", so "desire" and "rich" 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 "desire" and "rich" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.