Covetousness

General scriptures concerningExo 18:21 Exo 20:17 Deu 5:21 Neh 5:7 Job 20:15 Job 31:24 Job 31:25 Job 31:28 Psa 10:3 Psa 119:36 Pro 1:19 Pro 11:24 Pro 11:26 Pro 15:27 Pro 21:25 Pro 21:26 Pro 22:16 Pro 23:4 Pro 23:5 Pro 30:8 Pro 30:9 Ecc 1:2–8 Ecc 4:8 Ecc 5:10 Ecc 5:11 Isa 1:23 Isa 5:8 Isa 56:11 Isa 57:17 Jer 6:13 Jer 8:10 Jer 17:11 Jer 22:17 Jer 51:13 Ezk 22:12 Ezk 22:13 Ezk 33:31 Hos 4:18 Hos 10:1 Mic 2:2 Mic 3:11 Mic 7:3 Hab 1:15 Hab 1:16 Hab 2:5–9 Hag 1:6 Mal 1:10 Mat 6:19–21 Mat 6:24 Mat 6:25 Mat 6:31–33 Mat 13:22 Mat 16:26 Mat 19:23 Mat 19:24 Mat 22:1–14 Mrk 4:19 Mrk 7:21–23 Luk 7:14 Luk 12:15–21 Luk 12:33 Luk 12:34 Luk 14:16–24 Luk 18:24 Luk 18:25 Jhn 6:26 Jhn 6:27 Rom 1:29 Rom 13:9 1Co 5:11 1Co 6:10 Eph 5:3 Eph 5:5 Col 3:2 Col 3:5 Col 3:6 Php 3:18 Php 3:19 1Th 2:5 1Ti 3:3 1Ti 6:5–11 1Ti 6:17 2Ti 3:2 Tit 1:7 Tit 1:11 Heb 13:5 Jas 4:2 Jas 4:13–17 1Pe 5:2 2Pe 2:3 2Pe 2:14–16 1Jn 2:15–17
INSTANCES OF
Eve, in desiring the forbidden fruitGen 3:6
Lot, in choosing the plain of the JordanGen 13:10–13
Laban
In giving Rebekah to be Isaac's wifeGen 24:29–51
In deceiving Jacob when he served him seven years for RachelGen 29:15–30
In deceiving Jacob in wagesGen 31:7 Gen 31:15 Gen 31:41 Gen 31:42
Jacob
In defrauding Esau of his, father's blessingGen 27:6–29
In defrauding Laban of his flocks and herdsGen 30:35–43
In buying Esau's birthrightGen 25:31
Balaam, in loving the wages of unrighteousness2Pe 2:15 Num 22
Achan, in hiding the treasureJos 7:21
Eli's sons, in taking the flesh of the sacrifice1Sa 2:13–17
Samuel's sons, in taking bribes1Sa 8:3
Saul, in sparing, Agag and the booty1Sa 15:8 1Sa 15:9
David, of Bath-sheba2Sa 11:2–5
Ahab, in desiring Naboth's vineyard1Ki 21:2–16
Gehazi, in taking a gift from Naaman2Ki 5:20–27
Some Jews
In exacting usury from their brethrenNeh 5:1–11
In keeping back the portion of the LevitesNeh 13:10
In building fine houses while the house of the Lord lay wasteHag 1:4–9
In following Jesus merely for the loaves and fishJhn 6:26
Money-changers in the templeMat 21:12 Mat 21:13 Luk 19:45 Luk 19:46 Jhn 2:14–16
The rich young rulerMat 19:16–22
The rich foolLuk 12:15–21
Judas, in betraying Jesus for twenty pieces of silverMat 26:15 Mat 26:16 Mrk 14:10 Mrk 14:11 Luk 22:3–6 Jhn 12:6
The unjust stewardLuk 16:1–8
The PhariseesLuk 16:14
Simon Magus, in trying to buy the gift of the Holy SpiritAct 8:18–23
The sorcerers, in filing complaint against Paul and SilasAct 16:19
Demetrius, in raising a riot against Paul and SilasAct 19:24 Act 19:27
Festus, in hoping for a bribe from PaulAct 24:26
Demas in forsaking Paul for love of the world2Ti 4:10

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