Covetousness

Comes from the heart — Mr 7:22,23.

Engrosses the heart — Eze 33:31; 2Pe 2:14.

Is idolatry — Eph 5:5; Col 3:5.

Is the root of all evil — 1Ti 6:10.

Is never satisfied — Ec 5:10; Hab 2:5.

Is vanity — Ps 39:6; Ec 4:8.

Is inconsistent

In saints. — Eph 5:3; Heb 13:5.

Specially in ministers. — 1Ti 3:3.

Leads to

Injustice and oppression. — Pr 28:20; Mic 2:2.

Foolish and hurtful lusts. — 1Ti 6:9.

Departure from the faith. — 1Ti 6:10.

Lying. — 2Ki 5:22-25.

Murder. — Pr 1:18,19; Eze 22:12.

Theft. — Jos 7:21.

Poverty. — Pr 28:22.

Misery. — 1Ti 6:10.

Domestic affliction. — Pr 15:27.

Abhorred by God — Ps 10:3.

Forbidden — Ex 20:17.

A characteristic of the wicked — Ro 1:29.

A characteristic of the slothful — Pr 21:26.

Commended by the wicked alone — Ps 10:3.

Hated by saints — Ex 18:21; Ac 20:33.

To be mortified by saints — Col 3:5.

Woe denounced against — Isa 5:8; Hab 2:9.

Punishment of — Job 20:15; Isa 57:17; Jer 22:17-19; Mic 2:2,3.

Excludes from heaven — 1Co 6:10; Eph 5:5.

Beware of — Lu 12:15.

Avoid those guilty of — 1Co 5:11.

Pray against — Ps 119:36.

Reward of those who hate — Pr 28:16.

Shall abound in the last days — 2Ti 3:2; 2Pe 2:1-3.

Exemplified

Laban. — Ge 31:41.

Achan. — Jos 7:21.

Eli’s sons. — 1Sa 2:12-14.

Samuel’s sons. — 1Sa 8:3.

Saul. — 1Sa 15:9,19.

Ahab. — 1Ki 21:2-4.

Gehazi. — 2Ki 5:20-24.

Nobles of the Jews. — Ne 5:7; Isa 1:23.

Jewish people. — Isa 56:11; Jer 6:13.

Babylon. — Jer 51:13.

Young man. — Mt 19:22.

Judas. — Mt 26:14,15; Joh 12:6.

Pharisees. — Lu 16:14.

Ananias &c. — Ac 5:1-10.

Felix. — Ac 24:26.

Balaam. — 2Pe 2:15; Jude 1:11.