Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary 1 Timothy 6:10

"For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows." — 1 Timothy 6:10 (ASV)

It is not money that is a root of all kinds of evil, but “the love of money” (GK 5794). Some people are always grasping at money. This is the curse of too much of modern living. Some Christians, unfortunately, have been trapped in this way and are led astray from the faith. In straying from the straight path, they have been caught in the thorn bushes and have “pierced themselves with many griefs.” Some have questioned the validity of the first part of this verse. But this proverbial statement echoes what had already been said by both Greek and Jewish writers. There is no kind of evil to which the love of money may not lead people, once it starts to control their lives.