Covetousness General references
Exodus 18:21; Exodus 20:17; Deuteronomy 5:21; Nehemiah 5:7; Job 20:15; 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 21:26; Proverbs 22:16; Proverbs 23:5; Proverbs 30:9; Ecclesiastes 1:8; Ecclesiastes 4:8; 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 22:13; Ezekiel 33:31; Hosea 4:18; Hosea 10:1; Micah 2:2; Micah 3:11; Micah 7:3; Habakkuk 1:16; Habakkuk 2:9; Haggai 1:6; Malachi 1:10; Matthew 6:21; Matthew 6:25; Matthew 6:33; Matthew 13:22; Mark 4:19; Luke 7:14; Matthew 16:26; Matthew 19:24; Luke 18:25; Matthew 22:14; Mark 7:23; Luke 12:21; Luke 12:34; Luke 14:24; John 6:27; Romans 1:29; Romans 13:9; 1 Corinthians 5:11; Ephesians 5:3; Ephesians 5:5; 1 Corinthians 6:10; Colossians 3:2; Colossians 3:6; Philippians 3:19; 1 Thessalonians 2:5; 1 Timothy 3:3; Titus 1:11; 1 Timothy 6:11; 1 Timothy 6:17; 2 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:7; Hebrews 13:5; James 4:2; James 4:17; 1 Peter 5:2; 2 Peter 2:3; 2 Peter 2:16; 1 John 2:17;
Avarice; Rich, The; Riches; Worldliness
Instances of:
- Eve, in desiring the forbidden fruit
Genesis 3:6
- Lot, in choosing the plain of the Jordan
Genesis 13:13
- Laban:
b in giving Rebekah to be Isaac's wife
Genesis 24:51
b in deceiving Jacob when he served him seven years for Rachel
Genesis 29:30
b in deceiving Jacob in wages
Genesis 31:7; Genesis 31:15; Genesis 31:42
- Jacob:
b in defrauding Esau of his father's blessing
Genesis 27:29
b in defrauding Laban of his flocks and herds
Genesis 30:43
b in buying Esau's birthright
Genesis 25:31
- Balaam, in loving the wages of unrighteousness
2 Peter 2:15; Numbers 22
- Achan, in hiding the treasure
Joshua 7:21
- Eli's sons, in taking the flesh of the sacrifice
1 Samuel 2:17
- Samuel's sons, in taking bribes
1 Samuel 8:3
- Saul, in sparing Agag and the booty
1 Samuel 15:9
- David, of Bath-Sheba
2 Samuel 11:5
- Ahab, in desiring Naboth's vineyard
1 Kings 21:16
- Gehazi, in taking a gift from Naaman
2 Kings 5:27
- Jews:
b in exacting usury of their brethren
Nehemiah 5:11
b in keeping back the portion of the Levites
Nehemiah 13:10
b in building fine houses while the house of the Lord lay waste
Haggai 1:9
b in following Jesus for the loaves and fishes
John 6:26
- Money changers in the temple
Matthew 21:13; Luke 19:46; John 2:16
- The rich young ruler
Matthew 19:22
- The rich fool
Luke 12:21
- Judas, in betraying Jesus for thirty pieces of silver
Matthew 26:16; Mark 14:11; Luke 22:6; John 12:6
- The unjust steward
Luke 16:8
- The Pharisees
Luke 16:14
- Simon Magus, in trying to buy the gift of the Holy Ghost
Acts 8:23
- The sorcerers, in filing complaint against Paul and Silas
Acts 16:19
- Demetrius, in raising a riot against Paul and Silas
Acts 19:24; Acts 19:27
- Festus, in hoping for a bribe from Paul
Acts 24:26
- Demas, in forsaking Paul for love of the world
2 Timothy 4:10
Avarice; Bribery; Rich, The; Riches