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Verses about Coveting
Luke 12:15 -
And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness:
for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which
he possesseth.
Romans 13:9 -
For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou
shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet;
and if [there be] any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended
in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Deuteronomy 5:21 -
Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's wife, neither shalt thou covet thy
neighbour's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant,
his ox, or his ass, or any [thing] that [is] thy neighbour's.
Micah 2:2 -
And they covet fields,
and take [them] by violence; and houses, and take [them] away: so
they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
1 Corinthians 14:39 -
Wherefore, brethren, covet to
prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.
Romans 7:7 -
What shall we say then? [Is] the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not
known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law
had said, Thou shalt not covet.
1 Corinthians 12:31 -
But covet earnestly
the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
Exodus 20:17 -
Thou shalt not covet thy
neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy
neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his
ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that [is] thy neighbour's.
Exodus 18:21 -
Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as
fear God, men of truth, hatingcovetousness;
and place [such] over them, [to be] rulers of thousands, [and]
rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
Ezekiel 33:31 -
And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before
thee [as] my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do
them: for with their mouth they shew much love, [but] their heart
goeth after their covetousness.
Isaiah 57:17 -
For the iniquity of his covetousness was
I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on
frowardly in the way of his heart.
2 Corinthians 9:5 -
Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they
would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty,
whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as [a
matter of] bounty, and not as [of] covetousness.
Jeremiah 22:17 -
But thine eyes and thine heart [are] not but for thy covetousness,
and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for
violence, to do [it].
Habakkuk 2:9 -
Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to
his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be
delivered from the power of evil!
Hebrews 13:5 -
[Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness;
[and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I
will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
Romans 1:29 -
Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness,
maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity;
whisperers,
Colossians 3:5 -
Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth;
fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence,
and covetousness,
which is idolatry:
2 Peter 2:3 -
And through covetousness shall
they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now
of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
Jeremiah 8:10 -
Therefore will I give their wives unto others, [and] their fields to
them that shall inherit [them]: for every one from the least even
unto the greatest is given to covetousness,
from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
Proverbs 28:16 -
The prince that wanteth understanding [is] also a great oppressor:
[but] he that hatethcovetousness shall
prolong [his] days.
Mark 7:22 -
Thefts, covetousness,
wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride,
foolishness:
Jeremiah 51:13 -
O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine
end is come, [and] the measure of thy covetousness.
Jeremiah 6:13 -
For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one
[is] given to covetousness;
and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
Ephesians 5:3 -
But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness,
let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;
1 Thessalonians 2:5 -
For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a
cloke of covetousness;
God [is] witness:
Psalms 119:36 -
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
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Bible Questions
Where In Scripture Does It Talk About Covetousness?
Where in scripture does it mention the covetousness of Balaam?
Where In Scripture Does It Talk About Envy?
Where In Scripture Does It Talk About Hearers of the Word?
Where in scripture does it mention that magistrates should be men of
Truth?
Where In Scripture Does It Talk About the Golden Rule? |
"Covet" Bible Verses