Covetousness

General scriptures concerning Exodus 18:21 ; 20:17 ; Deuteronomy 5:21 ; Nehemiah 5:7 ; Job 20:15 ; 31:24,25,28 ; Psalm 10:3 ; 119:36 ; Proverbs 1:19 ; 11:24,26 ; 15:27 ; 21:25,26 ; 22:16 ; 23:4,5 ; 30:8,9 ; Ecclesiastes 1:2-8 ; 4:8 ; 5:10,11 ; Isaiah 1:23 ; 5:8 ; 56:11 ; 57:17 ; Jeremiah 6:13 ; 8:10 ; 17:11 ; 22:17 ; 51:13 ; Ezekiel 22:12,13 ; 33:31 ; Hosea 4:18 ; 10:1 ; Micah 2:2 ; 3:11 ; 7:3 ; Habakkuk 1:15,16 ; 2:5-9 ; Haggai 1:6 ; Malachi 1:10 ; Matthew 6:19-21,24,25,31-33 ; 13:22 ; 16:26 ; 19:23,24 ; 22:1-14 ; Mark 4:19 ; 7:21-23 ; Luke 7:14 ; 12:15-21,33,34 ; 14:16-24 ; 18:24,25 ; John 6:26,27 ; Romans 1:29 ; 13:9 ; 1 Corinthians 5:11 ; 6:10 ; Ephesians 5:3,5 ; Colossians 3:2,5,6 ; Philippians 3:18,19 ; 1 Thessalonians 2:5 ; 1 Timothy 3:3 ; 6:5-11,17 ; 2 Timothy 3:2 ; Titus 1:7,11 ; Hebrews 13:5 ; James 4:2,13-17 ; 1 Peter 5:2 ; 2 Peter 2:3,14-16 ; 1 John 2:15-17 ; Jude 1:11
See AVARICE
See RICH
See RICHES
See WORLDLINESS
INSTANCES OF
- Eve, in desiring the forbidden fruit Genesis 3:6
- Lot, in choosing the plain of the Jordan Genesis 13:10-13
- Laban
  - In giving Rebekah to be Isaac's wife Genesis 24:29-51
  - In deceiving Jacob when he served him seven years for Rachel Genesis 29:15-30
  - In deceiving Jacob in wages Genesis 31:7,15,41,42
- Jacob
  - In defrauding Esau of his, father's blessing Genesis 27:6-29
  - In defrauding Laban of his flocks and herds Genesis 30:35-43
  - In buying Esau's birthright Genesis 25:31
- Balaam, in loving the wages of unrighteousness 2 Peter 2:15 ; Numbers 22
- Achan, in hiding the treasure Joshua 7:21
- Eli's sons, in taking the flesh of the sacrifice 1 Samuel 2:13-17
- Samuel's sons, in taking bribes 1 Samuel 8:3
- Saul, in sparing, Agag and the booty 1 Samuel 15:8,9
- David, of Bath-sheba 2 Samuel 11:2-5
- Ahab, in desiring Naboth's vineyard 1 Kings 21:2-16
- Gehazi, in taking a gift from Naaman 2 Kings 5:20-27
- Some Jews
  - In exacting usury from their brethren Nehemiah 5:1-11
  - In keeping back the portion of the Levites Nehemiah 13:10
  - In building fine houses while the house of the Lord lay Waste Haggai 1:4-9
  - In following Jesus merely for the loaves and fish John 6:26
- Money-changers in the temple Matthew 21:12,13 ; Luke 19:45,46 ; John 2:14-16
- The rich young ruler Matthew 19:16-22
- The rich fool Luke 12:15-21
- Judas, in betraying Jesus for twenty pieces of silver Matthew 26:15,16 ; Mark 14:10,11 ; Luke 22:3-6 ; John 12:6
- The unjust steward Luke 16:1-8
- The Pharisees Luke 16:14
- Simon Magus, in trying to buy the gift of the Holy Spirit Acts 8:18-23
- The sorcerers, in filing complaint against Paul and Silas Acts 16:19
- Demetrius, in raising a riot against Paul and Silas Acts 19:24,27
- Festus, in hoping for a bribe from Paul Acts 24:26
- Demas in forsaking Paul for love of the world 2 Timothy 4:10
- See AVARICE
- See BRIBERY
- See RICH
- See RICHES

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