1 Timothy 6:10 (YLT)

Passage

for a root of all the evils is the love of money, which certain longing for did go astray from the faith, and themselves did pierce through with many sorrows;

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 6:8 but having food and raiment--with these we shall suffice ourselves;

1 Timothy 6:9 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,

1 Timothy 6:10 for a root of all the evils is the love of money, which certain longing for did go astray from the faith, and themselves did pierce through with many sorrows;

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

1 Timothy 6:12 be striving the good strife of the faith, be laying hold on the life age-during, to which also thou wast called, and didst profess the right profession before many witnesses.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "and those wishing to be rich do..." into verse 11's "and thou O man of God these...", so "faith" and "root" 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 "root" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.