The original saying is:
"For the love of money is the root of all evil: ..." -- 1 Timothy, 6:10
It's not the money that is evil, it is the things we do because of the desire we have for it.
"For the love of money is the root of all evil: ..." -- 1 Timothy, 6:10
It's not the money that is evil, it is the things we do because of the desire we have for it.
Further correction though, it actually says “the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil.”
If you really go down the rabbit hole, pride is probably the root of all evil. It’s certainly the root of greed.
That depends on the translation you're using[0] ... it might be interesting to go back to the original (as best we can).
Also "all kinds of evil" can be interpreted in (at least) two ways, so it's ambiguous anyway.
But as with all these things, it's perhaps best to use the text to spark a search for a truth, or at least a useful guiding principle.
[0] https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/1%20Timothy%206:10
9 and those wishing to be rich, do fall into temptation and a snare, and many desires, foolish and hurtful, that sink men into ruin and destruction,
10 for a root of all the evils is the love of money, which certain longing for did go astray from the faith, and themselves did pierce through with many sorrows;