(1 Timothy 6:10 KJV) 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 6:10 ASV) 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 DBY) 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 6:10 YLT) 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 6:10 WEB) For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Interlinear
For <gar> the love of money <philarguria> is <esti> the root <rhiza> of all <pas> evil: <kakos> which <hos> while some <tis> coveted after, <oregomai> they have erred <apoplanao> from <apo> the faith, <pistis> and <kai> pierced <peripeiro> themselves <heautou> through <peripeiro> with many <polus> sorrows. <odune> (1 Timothy 6:10 KJV)
Adam Clarke’s Commentary
Verse 10. The love of money is the root of all evil] Perhaps it would be better to translate pantwn twn kakwn, of all these evils; i.e. the evils enumerated above; for it cannot be true that the love of money is the root of all evil, it certainly was not the root whence the transgression of Adam sprang, but it is the root whence all the evils mentioned in the preceding verse spring. This text has been often very incautiously quoted; for how often do we hear,” The Scripture says, Money is the root of all evil!” No, the Scripture says no such thing. Money is the root of no evil, nor is it an evil of any kind; but the love of it is the root of all the evils mentioned here.
While some coveted after] oregomenoi. Insatiably desiring.
Have erred from the faith] apeplanhyhsan. Have totally erred-have made a most fatal and ruinous departure from the religion of Christ.
And pierced themselves through with many sorrows.] The word periepeiran signifies to be transfixed in every part; and is an allusion to one of those snares, pagida, mentioned 1Ti 6:9, where a hole is dug in the earth, and filled full of sharp stakes, and, being slightly covered over with turf, is not perceived; and whatever steps on it falls in, and is pierced through and through with these sharp stakes, the odunaiv pollaiv, the many torments, mentioned by the apostle. See ACC for 1Ti 6:9.
Matthew Poole’s Commentary
Ver. 10. For the love of money is the root of all evil; money itself is not evil, but the immoderate love of it, whether discerned in an over eager desire after it, or an excessive delight in it, is the cause of much evil, both of sin and punishment.
Which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith; which money while some too greedily thirsted after, (for though the article be feminine and cannot grammatically agree with arguoion, which is neuter, yet that doth agree with it as to the sense, being understood in filorguria, with which the subjunctive article grammatically agreeth), they have erred, or been seduced, from the faith, that is, the doctrine of the gospel, or profession of Christianity.
And pierced themselves through with many sorrows; and exposed themselves to a great many sorrows, which have pierccd their very souls, such as cares, troubles for the loss of their estates, &c.