What the Bible says about

Covetousness

137 references · Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · tap any verse for study tools

“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 18:21 BSB

“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.””

— Exodus 20:17 BSB

“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.””

— Deuteronomy 5:21 BSB

“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”

— Nehemiah 5:7 BSB

“He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God will force it from his stomach.”

— Job 20:15 BSB

“If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security,”

— Job 31:24 BSB

“if I have rejoiced in my great wealth because my hand had gained so much,”

— Job 31:25 BSB

“this would also be an iniquity to be judged, for I would have denied God on high.”

— Job 31:28 BSB

All 137 references

Exodus 18:21 Exodus 20:17 Deuteronomy 5:21 Nehemiah 5:7 Job 20:15 Job 31:24 Job 31:25 Job 31:28 Psalms 10:3 Psalms 119:36 Proverbs 1:19 Proverbs 11:24 Proverbs 11:26 Proverbs 15:27 Proverbs 21:25 Proverbs 21:26 Proverbs 22:16 Proverbs 23:4 Proverbs 23:5 Proverbs 30:8 Proverbs 30:9 Ecclesiastes 1:2-8 Ecclesiastes 4:8 Ecclesiastes 5:10 Ecclesiastes 5:11 Isaiah 1:23 Isaiah 5:8 Isaiah 56:11 Isaiah 57:17 Jeremiah 6:13 Jeremiah 8:10 Jeremiah 17:11 Jeremiah 22:17 Jeremiah 51:13 Ezekiel 22:12 Ezekiel 22:13 Ezekiel 33:31 Hosea 4:18 Hosea 10:1 Micah 2:2 Micah 3:11 Micah 7:3 Habakkuk 1:15 Habakkuk 1:16 Habakkuk 2:5-9 Haggai 1:6 Malachi 1:10 Matthew 6:19-21 Matthew 6:24 Matthew 6:25 Matthew 6:31-33 Matthew 13:22 Matthew 16:26 Matthew 19:23 Matthew 19:24 Matthew 22:1-14 Mark 4:19 Mark 7:21-23 Luke 7:14 Luke 12:15-21 Luke 12:33 Luke 12:34 Luke 14:16-24 Luke 18:24 Luke 18:25 John 6:26 John 6:27 Romans 1:29 Romans 13:9 1 Corinthians 5:11 1 Corinthians 6:10 Ephesians 5:3 Ephesians 5:5 Colossians 3:2 Colossians 3:5 Colossians 3:6 Philippians 3:18 Philippians 3:19 1 Thessalonians 2:5 1 Timothy 3:3 1 Timothy 6:5-11 1 Timothy 6:17 2 Timothy 3:2 Titus 1:7 Titus 1:11 Hebrews 13:5 James 4:2 James 4:13-17 1 Peter 5:2 2 Peter 2:3 2 Peter 2:14-16 1 John 2:15-17 Jude 1:1 Genesis 3:6 Genesis 13:10-13 Genesis 24:29-51 Genesis 29:15-30 Genesis 31:7 Genesis 31:15 Genesis 31:41 Genesis 31:42 Genesis 27:6-29 Genesis 30:35-43 Genesis 25:31 2 Peter 2:15 Numbers 22 Joshua 7:21 1 Samuel 2:13-17 1 Samuel 8:3 1 Samuel 15:8 1 Samuel 15:9 2 Samuel 11:2-5 1 Kings 21:2-16 2 Kings 5:20-27 Nehemiah 5:1-11 Nehemiah 13:10 Haggai 1:4-9 Matthew 21:12 Matthew 21:13 Luke 19:45 Luke 19:46 John 2:14-16 Matthew 19:16-22 Matthew 26:15 Matthew 26:16 Mark 14:10 Mark 14:11 Luke 22:3-6 John 12:6 Luke 16:1-8 Luke 16:14 Acts 8:18-23 Acts 16:19 Acts 19:24 Acts 19:27 Acts 24:26 2 Timothy 4:10

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