COVETOUSNESS

–General scriptures concerning Ex 18:21; 20:17; De 5:21; Ne 5:7; Job 20:15; 31:24,25,28; Ps 10:3; 119:36; Pr 1:19; 11:24,26; 15:27; 21:25,26; 22:16; 23:4,5; 30:8,9; Ec 1:2-8; 4:8; 5:10,11; Isa 1:23; 5:8; 56:11; 57:17; Jer 6:13; 8:10; 17:11; 22:17; 51:13; Eze 22:12,13; 33:31; Ho 4:18; 10:1; Mic 2:2; 3:11; 7:3; Hab 1:15,16; 2:5-9; Hag 1:6; Mal 1:10; Mt 6:19-21,24,25,31-33; 13:22; 16:26; 19:23,24; 22:1-14; Mr 4:19; 7:21-23; Lu 7:14; 12:15-21,33,34; 14:16-24; 18:24,25; Joh 6:26,27; Ro 1:29; 13:9; 1Co 5:11; 6:10; Eph 5:3,5; Col 3:2,5,6; Php 3:18,19; 1Th 2:5; 1Ti 3:3; 6:5-11,17; 2Ti 3:2; Tit 1:7,11; Heb 13:5; Jas 4:2,13-17; 1Pe 5:2; 2Pe 2:3,14-16; 1Jo 2:15-17; Jude 1:11

–See AVARICE

–See RICH

–See RICHES

–See WORLDLINESS

–INSTANCES OF

.Eve, in desiring the forbidden fruit Ge 3:6

.Lot, in choosing the plain of the Jordan Ge 13:10-13

.Laban

In giving Rebekah to be Isaac’s wife Ge 24:29-51

In deceiving Jacob when he served him seven years for Rachel Ge 29:15-30

In deceiving Jacob in wages Ge 31:7,15,41,42

.Jacob

In defrauding Esau of his, father’s blessing Ge 27:6-29

In defrauding Laban of his flocks and herds Ge 30:35-43

In buying Esau’s birthright Ge 25:31

.Balaam, in loving the wages of unrighteousness 2Pe 2:15; with Nu 22

.Achan, in hiding the treasure Jos 7:21

.Eli’s sons, in taking the flesh of the sacrifice 1Sa 2:13-17

.Samuel’s sons, in taking bribes 1Sa 8:3

.Saul, in sparing, Agag and the booty 1Sa 15:8,9

.David, of Bath-sheba 2Sa 11:2-5

.Ahab, in desiring Naboth’s vineyard 1Ki 21:2-16

.Gehazi, in taking a gift from Naaman 2Ki 5:20-27

.Some Jews

In exacting usury from their brethren Ne 5:1-11

In keeping back the portion of the Levites Ne 13:10

In building fine houses while the house of the Lord lay waste Hag 1:4-9

In following Jesus merely for the loaves and fish Joh 6:26

.Money-changers in the temple Mt 21:12,13; Lu 19:45,46; Joh 2:14-16

.The rich young ruler Mt 19:16-22

.The rich fool Lu 12:15-21

.Judas, in betraying Jesus for twenty pieces of silver Mt 26:15,16; Mr 14:10,11; Lu 22:3-6; Joh 12:6

.The unjust steward Lu 16:1-8

.The Pharisees Lu 16:14

.Simon Magus, in trying to buy the gift of the Holy Spirit Ac 8:18-23

.The sorcerers, in filing complaint against Paul and Silas Ac 16:19

.Demetrius, in raising a riot against Paul and Silas Ac 19:24,27

.Festus, in hoping for a bribe from Paul Ac 24:26

.Demas in forsaking Paul for love of the world 2Ti 4:10

.See AVARICE

.See BRIBERY

.See RICH

.See RICHES