The idiom money is the root of all evil means that the strong desire for money can cause people to behave in harmful or dishonest ways.
The phrase comes from a line in the Bible, in the First Letter to Timothy, which says that the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Over time the wording was shortened and became a common proverb in everyday English.
The phrase comes from a line in the Bible, in the First Letter to Timothy, which says that the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Over time the wording was shortened and became a common proverb in everyday English.
After watching the partners argue bitterly over profits, he muttered that money is the root of all evil.