1 Timothy 6:6-10
Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these. Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of 1 Timothy 6
23 songs meet this passage
7 rings · Ariana Grande
strains against 1 Timothy 6:6-10
The song's entire posture, that acquiring more is the measure of a good life, runs opposite to contentment and the warning about the love of money.
Cheap Thrills · Sia
resonates with 1 Timothy 6:6-8
The song's rejection of needing cash for happiness brushes against the biblical idea of contentment, though here it's rooted in a night out rather than godliness.
Amarillo by Morning · George Strait
resonates with 1 Timothy 6:6-8
Contentment measured not by possessions but by what's enough is exactly Paul's point here; the cowboy's freedom in having little echoes this godliness with contentment.
“They say you can't take it with you when you go”
Something Happened on the Way to Heaven (Live) [2016 Remastered] · Phil Collins
resonates with 1 Timothy 6:7
The recognition that possessions can't follow us beyond death echoes Paul's reminder that we brought nothing into the world and can carry nothing out.
Lose Yourself · Eminem
strains against 1 Timothy 6:8-10
The drive to escape poverty is sympathetic and human, but the song frames escaping it as the measure of a life, where Scripture calls for contentment alongside provision.
“I got the money and the power both gyratin”
squabble up · Kendrick Lamar
strains against 1 Timothy 6:9-10
The song revels in wealth and dominance as the measure of worth, the opposite of the caution Paul gives about money's grip on the heart.
“20 racks a table, cut from ebony”
Starboy (feat. Daft Punk) · The Weeknd
strains against 1 Timothy 6:9-10
The pursuit of riches as an end in itself is exactly the trap Paul warns plunges people into ruin.
“If it cost a million, that's me”
Havana (feat. Young Thug) · Camila Cabello
strains against 1 Timothy 6:9-10
The boastful focus on wealth and spending power here stands against the warning that love of money leads people into harmful desires.
“I'm thinkin' more a white Porsches and carats”
Girls Like You (feat. Cardi B) · Maroon 5
strains against 1 Timothy 6:9-10
Trading a classic image of devotion for material wealth reveals where the song's version of love is actually anchored.
“Gold teeth, Grey Goose, trippin' in the bathroom”
Royals · Lorde
resonates with 1 Timothy 6:9-10
The song's critique of excess and empty luxury mirrors this warning about the love of money leading to ruin.
Money Trees (feat. Jay Rock) · Kendrick Lamar
strains against 1 Timothy 6:9-10
The song's refrain chases money as ultimate shelter and escape, the very love of money Paul warns leads to ruin, even while its storytelling exposes the trap rather than simply celebrating it.
“Ain't no blood on my money, ain't no Twitter in Heaven”
Blessings (feat. Jamila Woods) · Chance the Rapper
resonates with 1 Timothy 6:9-10
He distinguishes clean gain and eternal priorities from the love of money, echoing the warning that wealth gained wrongly or idolized leads to ruin.
“All that glitters is gold”
Stairway to Heaven · Led Zeppelin
strains against 1 Timothy 6:9-10
The lady's faith in wealth as a means to secure heaven directly mirrors the danger Paul warns of: trusting riches as a substitute for true treasure.
“Forget your lust for the rich man's gold”
Simple Man · Lynyrd Skynyrd
resonates with 1 Timothy 6:9-10
Warns against the love of money in nearly identical terms, urging contentment over chasing wealth.
Welcome To The Jungle · Guns N' Roses
strains against 1 Timothy 6:9-10
Desire paired with money here becomes a trap that ensnares and destroys, exactly the warning Paul gives about chasing wealth and appetite.
“Uranium ore's worth more than gold”
Uranium Fever (Remastered) · Elton Britt
strains against 1 Timothy 6:9-10
The song's cheerful chase for riches stands in gentle contrast to this warning about the love of money leading to ruin, though here it's played for laughs rather than genuine greed.
“Rich nigga, I could never be a broke nigga”
Fight Night · Migos
strains against 1 Timothy 6:9-10
The song's identity is built entirely on wealth as superiority, which Scripture warns is a snare leading away from faith.
“Throwing bills at you while we flexing boo”
All In My Head (Flex) [feat. Fetty Wap] · Fifth Harmony
strains against 1 Timothy 6:9-10
The flaunting of wealth and spending as a flex stands opposite to Paul's warning about the love of money and the emptiness it brings.
“I want money, lots and lots of money”
I Wanna Be Rich · Calloway
strains against 1 Timothy 6:9-10
Paul warns that the love of money, pursued for its own sake, becomes a snare rather than a satisfaction.
“I know that diamonds mean money for this art”
Shape of My Heart · Sting
resonates with 1 Timothy 6:10
He names money as one of the suits' meanings but explicitly sets it apart from what truly shapes his heart, echoing the warning that love of money is not where life is found.
Lighters Up · Lil' Kim
strains against 1 Timothy 6:10
The song frames the drug trade and money as the organizing power of survival, the very love of money Paul warns leads to ruin.
Rich Flex · Drake & 21 Savage
strains against 1 Timothy 6:10
Relationships here are explicitly transactional and tied to money, illustrating the kind of love of money Scripture warns leads people astray.
“He got some money then that's where I'm headed”
WAP (feat. Megan Thee Stallion) · Cardi B
strains against 1 Timothy 6:10
Wealth is explicitly treated as the reason for pursuing a partner, echoing the love-of-money trap Paul warns distorts relationships and hearts.