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Covetousness

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Covetousness in the Bible Dictionary

1. General scriptures concerning Ex 18:21; 20:17; Deut 5:21; Neh 5:7; Job 20:15; 31:24, 25, 28; Ps 10:3; 119:36; Prov 1:19; 11:24, 26; 15:27; 21:25, 26; 22:16; 23:4, 5; 30:8, 9; Eccl 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; Ezek 22:12, 13; 33:31; Hos 4:18; 10:1; Mic 2:2; 3:11; 7:3; Hab 1:15, 16; 2:5–9; Hag 1:6; Mal 1:10; Matt 6:19–21, 24, 25, 31–33; 13:22; 16:26; 19:23, 24; 22:1–14; Mark 4:19; 7:21–23; Luke 7:14; 12:15–21, 33, 34; 14:16–24; 18:24, 25; John 6:26, 27; Rom 1:29; 13:9; 1 Cor 5:11; 6:10; Eph 5:3, 5; Col 3:2, 5, 6; Phil 3:18, 19; 1 Thess 2:5; 1 Tim 3:3; 6:5–11, 17; 2 Tim 3:2; Titus 1:7, 11; Heb 13:5; Jas 4:2, 13–17; 1 Pet 5:2; 2 Pet 2:3, 14–16; 1 John 2:15–17; Jude 1:11 Read
2. See Avarice
3. See Rich
4. See Riches
5. See Worldliness
6. Instances of
7. Eve, in desiring the forbidden fruit Gen 3:6 Read
8. Lot, in choosing the plain of the Jordan Gen 13:10–13 Read
9. Laban
10. In giving Rebekah to be Isaac’s wife Gen 24:29–51 Read
11. In deceiving Jacob when he served him seven years for Rachel Gen 29:15–30 Read
12. In deceiving Jacob in wages Gen 31:7, 15, 41, 42 Read
13. Jacob
14. In defrauding Esau of his, father’s blessing Gen 27:6–29 Read
15. In defrauding Laban of his flocks and herds Gen 30:35–43 Read
16. In buying Esau’s birthright Gen 25:31 Read
17. Balaam, in loving the wages of unrighteousness 2 Pet 2:15; Num 22 Read
18. Achan, in hiding the treasure Josh 7:21 Read
19. Eli’s sons, in taking the flesh of the sacrifice 1 Sam 2:13–17 Read
20. Samuel’s sons, in taking bribes 1 Sam 8:3 Read
21. Saul, in sparing, Agag and the booty 1 Sam 15:8, 9 Read
22. David, of Bath-sheba 2 Sam 11:2–5 Read
23. Ahab, in desiring Naboth’s vineyard 1 Kgs 21:2–16 Read
24. Gehazi, in taking a gift from Naaman 2 Kgs 5:20–27 Read
25. Some Jews
26. In exacting usury from their brethren Neh 5:1–11 Read
27. In keeping back the portion of the Levites Neh 13:10 Read
28. In building fine houses while the house of the Lord lay waste Hag 1:4–9 Read
29. In following Jesus merely for the loaves and fish John 6:26 Read
30. Money-changers in the temple Matt 21:12, 13; Luke 19:45, 46; John 2:14–16 Read
31. The rich young ruler Matt 19:16–22 Read
32. The rich fool Luke 12:15–21 Read
33. Judas, in betraying Jesus for twenty pieces of silver Matt 26:15, 16; Mark 14:10, 11; Luke 22:3–6; John 12:6 Read
34. The unjust steward Luke 16:1–8 Read
35. The Pharisees Luke 16:14 Read
36. Simon Magus, in trying to buy the gift of the Holy Spirit Acts 8:18–23 Read
37. The sorcerers, in filing complaint against Paul and Silas Acts 16:19 Read
38. Demetrius, in raising a riot against Paul and Silas Acts 19:24, 27 Read
39. Festus, in hoping for a bribe from Paul Acts 24:26 Read
40. Demas in forsaking Paul for love of the world 2 Tim 4:10 Read
41. See Avarice
42. See Bribery
43. See Rich
44. See Riches

From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), by Orville J. Nave.