187 Bible Verses about Greed
Want to know what the Bible says about Greed? Here are 187 Bible verses about Greed from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
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Proverbs 27:20 NIV
Death and Destruction are never satisfied,
and neither are human eyes.
and neither are human eyes.
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Ecclesiastes 5:10-16 NIV
10 Whoever loves money never has enough;
whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income.
This too is meaningless.
whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income.
This too is meaningless.
11 As goods increase,
so do those who consume them.
And what benefit are they to the owners
except to feast their eyes on them?
so do those who consume them.
And what benefit are they to the owners
except to feast their eyes on them?
12 The sleep of a laborer is sweet,
whether they eat little or much,
but as for the rich, their abundance
permits them no sleep.
whether they eat little or much,
but as for the rich, their abundance
permits them no sleep.
13 I have seen a grievous evil under the sun:
wealth hoarded to the harm of its owners,
14 or wealth lost through some misfortune,so that when they have children
there is nothing left for them to inherit.
15 Everyone comes naked from their mother’s womb,
and as everyone comes, so they depart.
They take nothing from their toil
that they can carry in their hands.
16 This too is a grievous evil:
As everyone comes, so they depart,
and what do they gain,
since they toil for the wind?
and what do they gain,
since they toil for the wind?
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Psalm 10:14 NIV
But you, God, see the trouble of the afflicted;
you consider their grief and take it in hand.
The victims commit themselves to you;
you are the helper of the fatherless.
you consider their grief and take it in hand.
The victims commit themselves to you;
you are the helper of the fatherless.
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Habakkuk 2:9 NIV
“Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain,
setting his nest on high
to escape the clutches of ruin!
setting his nest on high
to escape the clutches of ruin!
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1 Timothy 5:10 NIV
and is well known for her good deeds, such as bringing up children, showing hospitality, washing the feet of the Lord’s people, helping those in trouble and devoting herself to all kinds of good deeds.
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Proverbs 10:2 NIV
Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value,
but righteousness delivers from death.
but righteousness delivers from death.
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