Root of all evil
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- First Epistle to TimothyFirst Epistle to TimothyThe First Epistle of Paul to Timothy, usually referred to simply as First Timothy and often written 1 Timothy, is one of three letters in the New Testament of the Bible often grouped together as the Pastoral Epistles, the others being Second Timothy and Titus...
in the New Testament (1 Timothy 6:10), which contains the phrase, "The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil" (Often misquoted as 'Money is the root of all evil') - GreedGreedGreed is an excessive desire to possess wealth, goods, or abstract things of value with the intention to keep it for one's self. Greed is inappropriate expectation...
, one of the Seven Deadly Sins, the excessive love of money and other possessions - Radix malorum est cupiditasRadix malorum est cupiditasRadix malorum est cupiditas is a Biblical quotation in Latin that means "greed is the root of evils" ↑....
, Latin for "Greed is the root of all evil"
Film
- The Root of All Evil (1947 film)The Root of All Evil (1947 film)The Root of All Evil is a 1947 British drama film, directed by Brock Williams for Gainsborough Pictures and starring Phyllis Calvert and Michael Rennie. The film was the first directorial assignment for Williams, who was better known as a screenwriter, and also produced the screenplay based on a...
, British drama starring Michael Rennie
Music
- The Root of All Evil (album)The Root of All Evil (album)-Limited Edition bonus tracks:-Japan bonus tracks:The Japanese release of the album includes the above mentioned live tracks plus an additional two tracks.-Release Dates:* Germany / Austria / Switzerland / Italy / Benelux: September 25, 2009....
, an album by Swedish death metal band Arch Enemy - "The Root of All Evil" (song), the first track of the album Octavarium by the progressive metal band Dream Theater
- The Root of All Evil (EP)The Root of All Evil (EP)The Root of All Evil is a Japan-only EP release by the all-female tribute band The Iron Maidens. It includes three new cover recordings of Iron Maiden songs and a dance remix of "The Trooper." This was the band's last recording to feature lead vocalist Aja Kim and guitarist Heather Baker, who left...
, Japanese work by all-female tribute band Iron Maidens - "Money Is the Root of All Evil", a 1940's song written by Whitney and Kramer and featured in the motion picture High TimeHigh Time (film)High Time is a 1960 collegiate comedic film, directed by Blake Edwards and starring Bing Crosby. The film is told from the perspective of a middle-aged man who enters the world of a new generation of postwar youth...
- "The Root of All Evil", a song by The Beautiful SouthThe Beautiful SouthThe Beautiful South were an English alternative rock group formed at the end of the 1980s by two former members of Hull group The Housemartins, Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway. The duo were initially joined by Sean Welch , Dave Stead and Dave Rotheray , all of whom stayed with the group throughout...
Comics and literature
- The Root of All Evil, a User FriendlyUser FriendlyUser Friendly is a discontinued daily webcomic about the staff of a small, fictional Internet service provider, Columbia Internet. The strip's humor tends to be centered around technology jokes and geek humour....
webcomic compilation book alluding to the Unix concept of the root user - "The Root of All Evil", a short story by Graham GreeneGraham GreeneHenry Graham Greene, OM, CH was an English author, playwright and literary critic. His works explore the ambivalent moral and political issues of the modern world...
Television and radio
- The Root of All Evil?The Root of All Evil?The Root of All Evil?, later retitled The God Delusion, is a television documentary written and presented by Richard Dawkins in which he argues that humanity would be better off without religion or belief in God....
, a 2006 UK television documentary discussing religious faith and starring Richard Dawkins - Lewis Black's Root of All EvilLewis Black's Root of All EvilLewis Black's Root of All Evil is an American television series that premiered on March 12, 2008 on Comedy Central, and was hosted by comedian Lewis Black. The series producer was Scott Carter from Real Time With Bill Maher; and the writer was David Sacks from The Simpsons...
, a television series aired on Comedy Central featuring comedian Lewis Black - The Root of All Evil Radio Show, a radio show broadcast from KFAIKFAIKFAI is a community radio station in Minnesota. The station broadcasts a wide variety of music, and also airs programming catering to many of the diverse ethnic groups of the region...
in Minneapolis hosted by the late Earl Root