Covetousness: General Scriptures Concerning

Scripture references

Exo 18:21 Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing,
Exo 20:17 You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your
Deu 5:21 You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife. You shall not covet your
Neh 5:7 and after serious thought I rebuked the nobles and officials, saying, “You
Job 20:15 He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God will force it from his stomach.
Job 31:24, 25, 28 If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security, /
Psa 10:3 For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the
Psa 119:36 Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.
Pro 1:19 Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives
Pro 11:24, 26 One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is
Pro 15:27 He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he
Pro 21:25, 26 The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to
Pro 22:16 Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will
Pro 23:4, 5 Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain
Pro 30:8, 9 Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty
Ecc 1:2–8 “Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher, “futility of futilities!
Ecc 4:8 There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there
Ecc 5:10, 11 He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves
Isa 1:23 Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and
Isa 5:8 Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is
Isa 56:11 Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no
Isa 57:17 I was enraged by his sinful greed, so I struck him and hid My face in
Jer 6:13 “For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from
Jer 8:10 Therefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new
Jer 17:11 Like a partridge hatching eggs it did not lay is the man who makes a
Jer 22:17 “But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest
Jer 51:13 You who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come; the
Eze 22:12, 13 In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take
Eze 33:31 So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words;
Hos 4:18 When their liquor is gone, they turn to prostitution; their rulers dearly
Hos 10:1 Israel was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his
Mic 2:2 They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man
Mic 3:11 Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her
Mic 7:3 Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe.
Hab 1:15, 16 The foe pulls all of them up with a hook; he catches them in his
Hab 2:5–9 and wealth indeed betrays him. He is an arrogant man never at rest. He
Hag 1:6 You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough.
Mal 1:10 “Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no
Mat 6:19–21, 24, 25, 31–33 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where
Mat 13:22 The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the
Mat 16:26 What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his
Mat 19:23, 24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for a
Mat 22:1–14 Once again, Jesus spoke to them in parables: / “The kingdom of heaven
Mar 4:19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire
Mar 7:21–23 For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual
Luk 7:14 Then He went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still.
Luk 12:15–21, 33, 34 And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against
Luk 14:16–24 But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited
Luk 18:24, 25 Seeing the man’s sadness, Jesus said, “How hard it is for the rich to
Joh 6:26, 27 Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it is not because you saw
Rom 1:29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and
Rom 13:9 The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not
1Co 5:11 But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a
1Co 6:10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor
Eph 5:3, 5 But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a
Col 3:2, 5, 6 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. / Put to
Php 3:18, 19 For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with
1Th 2:5 As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God
1Ti 3:3 not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the
1Ti 6:5–11, 17 and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of
2Ti 3:2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant,
Tts 1:7, 11 As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed,
Heb 13:5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you
Jam 4:2, 13–17 You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable
1Pe 5:2 Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out
2Pe 2:3, 14–16 In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive
1 Joh 2:15–17 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the
Jde 1:11 Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed