the love of money is the root of all evil
the love of money is the root of all evil
The desire to obtain and amass money is the ultimate reason humans do evil things to one another. The phrase is Biblical in origin. The promise of wealth is what eventually led him to murder his own brother. As ever, the love of money is the root of all evil.
See also: all, evil, love, money, of, root
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- money is the root of all evil
- corn in Egypt
- apple of
- apple of eye
- apple of my eye
- apple of one's eye
- get thee behind me
- hard as the nether millstone
- millstone
- nether