Covetousness
112 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
64 sections
- A Characteristic of the Slothful
- A Characteristic of the Wicked
- Abhorred by God
- Achan
- Achan, in Hiding the Treasure
- Ahab
- Ahab, in Desiring Naboth's Vineyard
- Ananias
- Avoid Those Guilty of
- Babylon
- Balaam
- Balaam, in Loving the Wages of Unrighteousness
- Beware of
- Comes from the Heart
- Commended by the Wicked Alone
- David, of Bath-Sheba
- Demas in Forsaking Paul for Love of the World
- Demetrius, in Raising a Riot Against Paul and Silas
- Eli's Sons
- Eli's Sons, in Taking the Flesh of the Sacrifice
- Engrosses the Heart
- Eve, in Desiring the Forbidden Fruit
- Excludes from Heaven
- Felix
- Festus, in Hoping for a Bribe from Paul
- Forbidden
- Gehazi
- Gehazi, in Taking a Gift from Naaman
- General Scriptures Concerning
- Hated by Saints
- Jewish People
- Judas
- Judas, in Betraying Jesus for Twenty Pieces of Silver
- Laban
- Leads to Departure from the Faith
- Leads to Domestic Affliction
- Leads to Foolish and Hurtful Lusts
- Leads to Injustice and Oppression
- Leads to Lying
- Leads to Misery
- Leads to Murder
- Leads to Poverty
- Leads to Theft
- Lot, in Choosing the Plain of the Jordan
- Money-Changers in the Temple
- Nobles of the Jews
- Pharisees
- Pray Against
- Punishment of
- Reward of Those Who Hate
- Samuel's Sons
- Samuel's Sons, in Taking Bribes
- Saul
- Saul, in Sparing, Agag and the Booty
- Shall Abound in the Last Days
- Simon Magus, in Trying to Buy the Gift of the Holy Spirit
- The Pharisees
- The Rich Fool
- The Rich Young Ruler
- The Sorcerers, in Filing Complaint Against Paul and Silas
- The Unjust Steward
- To be Mortified by Saints
- Woe Denounced Against
- Young Man
A Characteristic of the Slothful
- Proverbs 21:26 All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.
A Characteristic of the Wicked
- Romans 1:29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
Abhorred by God
- Psalm 10:3 For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
Achan
- Joshua 7:21 When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Shinar, two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”
Achan, in Hiding the Treasure
- Joshua 7:21 When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Shinar, two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”
Ahab
- 1 Kings 21:2–4 So Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard to use as a vegetable garden, since it is next to my palace. I will give you a better vineyard in its place — or if you prefer, I will give you its value in silver.” …
Ahab, in Desiring Naboth's Vineyard
- 1 Kings 21:2–16 So Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard to use as a vegetable garden, since it is next to my palace. I will give you a better vineyard in its place — or if you prefer, I will give you its value in silver.” …
Ananias
- Acts 5:1–10 Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. …
Avoid Those Guilty of
- 1 Corinthians 5:11 But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.
Babylon
- Jeremiah 51:13 You who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come; the thread of your life is cut.
Balaam
- 2 Peter 2:15 They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.
- Jude 11 Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed for profit into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.
Balaam, in Loving the Wages of Unrighteousness
- 2 Peter 2:15 They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.
- Numbers 22:1 Then the Israelites traveled on and camped in the plains of Moab near the Jordan, across from Jericho.
Beware of
- Luke 12:15 And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
Comes from the Heart
- Mark 7:22–23 greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness. …
Commended by the Wicked Alone
- Psalm 10:3 For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
David, of Bath-Sheba
- 2 Samuel 11:2–5 One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing— a very beautiful woman. …
Demas in Forsaking Paul for Love of the World
- 2 Timothy 4:10 because Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
Demetrius, in Raising a Riot Against Paul and Silas
- Acts 19:24 It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.
- Acts 19:27 There is danger not only that our business will fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited and her majesty deposed — she who is worshiped by all the province of Asia and the whole world.”
Eli's Sons
- 1 Samuel 2:12–14 Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD …
Eli's Sons, in Taking the Flesh of the Sacrifice
- 1 Samuel 2:13–17 or for the custom of the priests with the people. When any man offered a sacrifice, the servant of the priest would come with a three-pronged meat fork while the meat was boiling …
Engrosses the Heart
- Ezekiel 33:31 So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.
- 2 Peter 2:14 Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.
Eve, in Desiring the Forbidden Fruit
- Genesis 3:6 When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.
Excludes from Heaven
- 1 Corinthians 6:10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.
- Ephesians 5:5 For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
Felix
- Acts 24:26 At the same time, he was hoping that Paul would offer him a bribe. So he sent for Paul frequently and talked with him.
Festus, in Hoping for a Bribe from Paul
- Acts 24:26 At the same time, he was hoping that Paul would offer him a bribe. So he sent for Paul frequently and talked with him.
Forbidden
- Exodus 20:17 You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, or his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
Gehazi
- 2 Kings 5:20–24 Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman, by not accepting what he brought. As surely as the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him.” …
Gehazi, in Taking a Gift from Naaman
- 2 Kings 5:20–27 Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman, by not accepting what he brought. As surely as the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him.” …
General Scriptures Concerning
- Exodus 18:21 Furthermore, select capable men from among the people — God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
- Exodus 20:17 You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, or his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
- Deuteronomy 5:21 You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife. You shall not covet your neighbor’s house or field, or his manservant or maidservant, or his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
- Nehemiah 5:7 and after serious thought I rebuked the nobles and officials, saying, “You are exacting usury from your own brothers!” So I called a large assembly against them
- Job 20:15 He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God will force it from his stomach.
- Job 31:24–25 If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security, …
- Job 31:28 this would also be an iniquity to be judged, for I would have denied God on high.
- Psalm 10:3 For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
- Psalm 119:36 Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.
- Proverbs 1:19 Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.
- Proverbs 11:24 One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
- Proverbs 11:26 The people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one who sells it.
- Proverbs 15:27 He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.
- Proverbs 21:25–26 The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work. …
- Proverbs 22:16 Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.
- Proverbs 23:4–5 Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself. …
- Proverbs 30:8–9 Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion. …
- Ecclesiastes 1:2–8 “Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher, “futility of futilities! Everything is futile!” …
- Ecclesiastes 4:8 There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile — a miserable task.
- Ecclesiastes 5:10–11 He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile. …
- Isaiah 1:23 Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.
- Isaiah 5:8 Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is left and you live alone in the land.
- Isaiah 56:11 Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:
- Isaiah 57:17 I was enraged by his sinful greed, so I struck him and hid My face in anger; yet he kept turning back to the desires of his heart.
- Jeremiah 6:13 “For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.
- Jeremiah 8:10 Therefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.
- Jeremiah 17:11 Like a partridge hatching eggs it did not lay is the man who makes a fortune unjustly. In the middle of his days his riches will desert him, and in the end he will be the fool.”
- Jeremiah 22:17 “But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing extortion and oppression.”
- Jeremiah 51:13 You who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come; the thread of your life is cut.
- Ezekiel 22:12–13 In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD. …
- Ezekiel 33:31 So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.
- Hosea 4:18 When their liquor is gone, they turn to prostitution; their rulers dearly love disgrace.
- Hosea 10:1 Israel was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars. The better his land produced, the better he made the sacred pillars.
- Micah 2:2 They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance.
- Micah 3:11 Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”
- Micah 7:3 Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.
- Habakkuk 1:15–16 The foe pulls all of them up with a hook; he catches them in his dragnet, and gathers them in his fishing net; so he rejoices gladly. …
- Habakkuk 2:5–9 and wealth indeed betrays him. He is an arrogant man never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death, he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself and collects all the peoples as his own. …
- Haggai 1:6 You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through.”
- Malachi 1:10 “Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.
- Matthew 6:19–21 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. …
- Matthew 6:24–25 No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. …
- Matthew 6:31–33 Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ …
- Matthew 13:22 The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
- Matthew 16:26 What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
- Matthew 19:23–24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. …
- Matthew 22:1–14 Once again, Jesus spoke to them in parables: …
- Mark 4:19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
- Mark 7:21–23 For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, …
- Luke 7:14 Then He went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. “Young man,” He said, “I tell you, get up!”
- Luke 12:15–21 And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” …
- Luke 12:33–34 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. …
- Luke 14:16–24 But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests. …
- Luke 18:24–25 Seeing the man’s sadness, Jesus said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God! …
- John 6:26–27 Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it is not because you saw these signs that you are looking for Me, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. …
- Romans 1:29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
- Romans 13:9 The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
- 1 Corinthians 5:11 But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.
- 1 Corinthians 6:10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.
- Ephesians 5:3 But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.
- Ephesians 5:5 For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
- Colossians 3:2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
- Colossians 3:5–6 Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. …
- Philippians 3:18–19 For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. …
- 1 Thessalonians 2:5 As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!
- 1 Timothy 3:3 not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
- 1 Timothy 6:5–11 and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain. …
- 1 Timothy 6:17 Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.
- 2 Timothy 3:2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
- Titus 1:7 As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach — not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.
- Titus 1:11 who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.
- Hebrews 13:5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
- James 4:2 You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.
- James 4:13–17 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.” …
- 1 Peter 5:2 Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;
- 2 Peter 2:3 In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.
- 2 Peter 2:14–16 Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed. …
- 1 John 2:15–17 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. …
- Jude 11 Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed for profit into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.
Hated by Saints
- Exodus 18:21 Furthermore, select capable men from among the people — God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
- Acts 20:33 I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.
Jewish People
- Isaiah 56:11 Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:
- Jeremiah 6:13 “For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.
Judas
- Matthew 26:14–15 Then one of the Twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests …
- John 12:6 Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.
Judas, in Betraying Jesus for Twenty Pieces of Silver
- Matthew 26:15–16 and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver. …
- Mark 14:10–11 Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them. …
- Luke 22:3–6 Then Satan entered Judas Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve. …
- John 12:6 Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.
Laban
- Genesis 31:41 Thus for twenty years I have served in your household— fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks— and you have changed my wages ten times!
Leads to Departure from the Faith
- 1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
Leads to Domestic Affliction
- Proverbs 15:27 He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.
Leads to Foolish and Hurtful Lusts
- 1 Timothy 6:9 Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
Leads to Injustice and Oppression
- Proverbs 28:20 A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
- Micah 2:2 They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance.
Leads to Lying
- 2 Kings 5:22–25 “Everything is all right,” Gehazi replied. “My master has sent me to say, ‘Look, two young men from the sons of the prophets have just now come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two …
Leads to Misery
- 1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
Leads to Murder
- Proverbs 1:18–19 But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives. …
- Ezekiel 22:12 In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD.
Leads to Poverty
- Proverbs 28:22 A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.
Leads to Theft
- Joshua 7:21 When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Shinar, two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”
Lot, in Choosing the Plain of the Jordan
- Genesis 13:10–13 And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) …
Money-Changers in the Temple
- Matthew 21:12–13 Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. …
- Luke 19:45–46 Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there. …
- John 2:14–16 In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables. …
Nobles of the Jews
- Nehemiah 5:7 and after serious thought I rebuked the nobles and officials, saying, “You are exacting usury from your own brothers!” So I called a large assembly against them
- Isaiah 1:23 Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.
Pharisees
- Luke 16:14 The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.
Pray Against
- Psalm 119:36 Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.
Punishment of
- Job 20:15 He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God will force it from his stomach.
- Isaiah 57:17 I was enraged by his sinful greed, so I struck him and hid My face in anger; yet he kept turning back to the desires of his heart.
- Jeremiah 22:17–19 “But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing extortion and oppression.” …
- Micah 2:2–3 They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance. …
Reward of Those Who Hate
- Proverbs 28:16 A leader who lacks judgment is also a great oppressor, but he who hates dishonest profit will prolong his days.
Samuel's Sons
- 1 Samuel 8:3 But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.
Samuel's Sons, in Taking Bribes
- 1 Samuel 8:3 But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.
Saul
- 1 Samuel 15:9 Saul and his troops spared Agag, along with the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves and lambs, and the best of everything else. They were unwilling to devote them to destruction, but they devoted to destruction all that …
- 1 Samuel 15:19 So why did you not obey the LORD? Why did you rush upon the plunder and do evil in the sight of the LORD?”
Saul, in Sparing, Agag and the Booty
- 1 Samuel 15:8–9 He captured Agag king of Amalek alive, but devoted all the others to destruction with the sword. …
Shall Abound in the Last Days
- 2 Timothy 3:2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
- 2 Peter 2:1–3 Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them — bringing swift destruction on themselves. …
Simon Magus, in Trying to Buy the Gift of the Holy Spirit
- Acts 8:18–23 When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money. …
The Pharisees
- Luke 16:14 The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.
The Rich Fool
- Luke 12:15–21 And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” …
The Rich Young Ruler
- Matthew 19:16–22 Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?” …
The Sorcerers, in Filing Complaint Against Paul and Silas
- Acts 16:19 When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.
The Unjust Steward
- Luke 16:1–8 Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions. …
To be Mortified by Saints
- Colossians 3:5 Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.
Woe Denounced Against
- Isaiah 5:8 Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is left and you live alone in the land.
- Habakkuk 2:9 Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster!
Young Man
- Matthew 19:22 When the young man heard this, he went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.
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Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.