The love of money is the root of all evil.

ῥίζα γὰρ πάντων τῶν κακῶν ἐστιν ἡ φιλαργυρία.

1st Timothy 6:10

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Love of money Greed Money

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1st Timothy The Bible

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Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

Language

Greek

Time

64 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st Timothy 6:10).

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. Discours sur l'economie politique [Discourse on Political Economy]. Encyclopédie, 1755.

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Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. "Discourse on the Political Economy." The Basic Political Writings, translated by Donald A. Cress. Hackett, 2012.

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God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

1st John 1:5

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st John 1:5).

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Source
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Medium
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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (John 6:35).

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Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)
Source
Poor Richard's Almanack
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Almanac
Statement Type
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Time
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Era
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Authentication Score 2
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Franklin, Benjamin [published as Richard Saunders]. Poor Richard's Almanack. Philadelphia, 1746.

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