23 Bible Verses about Greed
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For the love of money is the root of all evils, which some coveting, have wandered away from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Then said the Lord unto him, Now ye Pharisees make the outside of the cup and of the dish clean, but your inward parts are full of extortion and wickedness.
Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or the covetous, or extortioners, or idolaters: for then must ye indeed go out of the world.
And with plausible speeches will they avariciously make gain of you whose condemnation from of old lingereth not, and their perdition doth not slumber.
Then said he to them, Beware, and be on your guard against covetousness; for a man's life doth not depend on the abundance of his possessions.
But fornication and all impurity, or insatiable desire, let it not be mentioned among you, as becometh saints;
nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
For neither at any time used we insinuating language, as ye know, nor a pretext for covetousness; God is witness:
Mortify therefore your members which are on the earth, fornication, impurity, the vile passion, evil concupiscence, and insatiable desire, which is idolatry:
feed the flock of God which is among you, exercising your pastoral office not of necessity, but of choice, not for base gain, but with alacrity of mind;
thefts, inordinate cravings, mischievous actions, knavery, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, folly:
But now I have written unto you not to associate with him, if any man, professing to be a brother, be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner, with such a one not even to eat.
who insensible to remorse, have delivered themselves over in lasciviousness, to the practice of all impurity, with insatiable avidity.
For this ye know, that no whoremonger, or impure person, or avaricious, who is an idolater, hath an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
The deacons also in like manner must be grave, not doubletongued, not addicting themselves to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
having eyes full of adultery, and insatiable of sin; ensnaring souls of no stability; having a heart practised in all the wiles of covetousness; children for a curse:
replete with all injustice, whoredom, wickedness, covetousness, villany; full of envy, murder, contention, deceit, evil habits; whisperers,
Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye cleanse the outside of the cup, and of the dish, but within they are full of rapacity and intemperance.
From Thematic Bible
balaam » besetting sin » greed
who forsaking the strait road are gone out of the way, following the path of Balaam the son of Bosor who loved the wages of iniquity.
greed » General references to
For the love of money is the root of all evils, which some coveting, have wandered away from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
greed » Misery of
Your gold and silver is cankered with rust; and the rust upon them is a testimony against you, and shall eat into your flesh as fire. Ye have heaped up treasures in the last days.
For they who will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful passions, which sink men in the abyss of destruction and perdition.
And throwing down the silver pieces in the temple, he departed; and going out, hanged himself.
greed » Avaricious men, examples of » Judas
and said, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? Then they placed before him thirty pieces of silver. And from that time he sought an opportunity to deliver him up to them.
Now he said this, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and kept the purse, and carried the money put therein.
greed » Avaricious men, examples of » Achan
greed » Avaricious men, examples of » The jews
greed » Results of » Disappointment
greed » Results of » Family trouble
greed » Results of » Apostasy
For the love of money is the root of all evils, which some coveting, have wandered away from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
greed » Results of » Folly
greed » Avaricious men, examples of » The people of tyre
greed » Avaricious men, examples of » balaam
who forsaking the strait road are gone out of the way, following the path of Balaam the son of Bosor who loved the wages of iniquity.
greed » Instances of » The descendants of joseph
greed » Avaricious men, examples of » The masters of the philippian damsel
But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they laid hold on Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the forum before the chief rulers,
greed » Avaricious men, examples of » Governor felix
Indeed he had also entertained hope that money would be given him by Paul, in order to release him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener, and conversed with him.
greed » Results of » Misery
Your gold and silver is cankered with rust; and the rust upon them is a testimony against you, and shall eat into your flesh as fire. Ye have heaped up treasures in the last days.
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Judas » greed » Protest » Breaking » Ointment
Then said one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, who was preparing to betray him, Wherefore was not this aromatic ointment sold for three hundred denarii, and given to the poor? Now he said this, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and kept the purse, and carried the money put therein.
Judas » greed » His apostasy
When I was with them in the world, I preserved them by thy name: those whom thou hast given me have I guarded, and not one of them is perished, except the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
Judas (jude) » Surnamed "iscariot." » greed » By his bargaining to betray jesus for a sum of money
And supper being served, (the devil having now injected into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, that he should betray him;)
Then went one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, to the chief priests, and said, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? Then they placed before him thirty pieces of silver. And from that time he sought an opportunity to deliver him up to them.
Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, that he might betray him unto them. When they heard it, they rejoiced, and promised to give him a sum in silver. And he watched how opportunely he might deliver him up.
Then entered Satan into Judas called Iscariot, though he was of the number of the twelve. And he went and conversed with the chief priests and the captains, by what means he could betray him unto them. And they were glad, and agreed with him to give him a sum of money. read more.
And he gave them his promise, and sought the favourable opportunity to betray him to them, in the absence of the multitude.
Repression of evil » Seven evils to be repressed » greed
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where the rust and canker spoil, and where thieves dig through and steal:
Seven » Evils to be repressed » greed
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where the rust and canker spoil, and where thieves dig through and steal:
worldly Snares » greed
For they who will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful passions, which sink men in the abyss of destruction and perdition.
Temptation » Special sources of worldly snares » greed
For they who will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful passions, which sink men in the abyss of destruction and perdition.
Topics on Greed
Greed, Believers' Response To
Romans 13:9For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is comprised in this word, even in this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Greed, Condemnation Of
Romans 1:29replete with all injustice, whoredom, wickedness, covetousness, villany; full of envy, murder, contention, deceit, evil habits; whisperers,
The Misery Of Greed
Matthew 27:5And throwing down the silver pieces in the temple, he departed; and going out, hanged himself.
Related Topics
- Addiction
- Alcohol
- Avoid Immorality
- Avoiding Bribes
- Character Of Wicked
- Coveting
- Coveting, prohibition of
- Covetousness
- Covetousness, Example Of
- Covetousness, Nature of
- Covetousness, Results In
- Discontent
- Dishonesty
- Economics
- Evil Eyes
- Family Problems
- Finances
- Giving Money To The Church
- Gluttony
- Greed, Believers' Response To
- Greed, Condemnation Of
- Hating Evil
- Hypocrisy, Description Of
- Hypocrites, Description Of
- Impurity
- Licentiousness
- Love, Abuse Of
- Love, In Relationships
- Men Deceiving
- Misers
- Money
- Money, Attitudes To
- Money, Stewardship Of
- Nature Of Idolatry
- Profits
- Sanctification, Means And Results
- Self Indulgence
- Sexual Chastity
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