Root of all evil

Root of all evil may refer to:

Money

• First Epistle to Timothy in the New Testament (1 Timothy 6:10) starts "For the love of money is the root of all evil" (in the King James translation)
• Greed, one of the Seven Deadly Sins, the excessive love of money and other possessions
• Radix malorum est cupiditas, Latin for "Greed is the root of all evil"

Film

• The Root of All Evil (1947 film), British drama starring Michael Rennie

Music

• The Root of All Evil (album), 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), 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 Time
• "The Root of All Evil", a song by The Beautiful South

Comics and literature

• The Root of All Evil, a User Friendly webcomic compilation book alluding to the Unix concept of the root user
• "The Root of All Evil", a short story by Graham Greene

Television and radio

• The Root of All Evil?, a 2006 UK television documentary discussing religious faith and starring Richard Dawkins
• Lewis Black's Root of All Evil, a television series aired on Comedy Central featuring comedian Lewis Black
• The Root of All Evil Radio Show, a radio show broadcast from KFAI in Minneapolis hosted by the late Earl Root

See also

• Route of All Evil (disambiguation)