21 Bible Verses about Covetousness

Never owe any one anything save the debt of brotherly love; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the Law. For the Law which says, 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 whatever other commandment there be??s all summed up in this one saying, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

Let your life be untainted by love of money; be content with such things as you have; for God himself has said, I will never leave thee; I will never forsake thee.

As for sexual vice and every kind of impurity or lust, it is unbecoming for you as Christians even to mention them;

Now Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went away to the high priests to betray Jesus to them; and they were glad when they heard it, and promised to pay him money. So he kept looking for an opportunity to betray him.

Satan however, entered into Judas (the man called Iscariot), who was one of the twelve. And he went out and conferred with the chief priests and commanders They were delighted, and agreed to give him money. read more.
He consented to this, and looked for an opportunity to betray him, when the people were not present.

went to the chief priests and said, "What are you ready to give me for betraying him to you?" So they weighed him thirty pieces of silver; and from that time he kept looking for a chance to betray him.

This he said not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and, carrying the purse,

Then Jesus entered into the Temple courts, and cast out all who were buying and selling there, and overturned the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of those who sold pigeons. "It is written," he said, "My house shall be called a house of prayer, but you are making it a den of thieves."

Then Jesus went into the Temple and began to drive out dealers, saying, "It is written, ??he house of God shall be called a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of robbers."

There he found in the temple those who were selling cattle and sheep and doves, and the money-changers sitting there. So he plaited a scourge of rushes, and drove all out of the temple??oth the sheep and oxen. He began to pour out the coins of the money-changers, and to overturn their tables, and said to those who were selling doves. "Take these things away! Make not my Father's house a house of trade!

For be well assured that no one guilty of fornication or impurity or covetousness which is idolatry, has any heritage in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no man deceive you with empty arguments, for it is these vices that bring down the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience;

So slay your baser inclinations. fornication, impurity, appetite, unnatural desires, and the greed which is idolatry. These things are ever bringing down the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience,

or thieves, or avaricious men, or drunkards, or foul-mouthed men, or extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.

For be well assured that no one guilty of fornication or impurity or covetousness which is idolatry, has any heritage in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Hotly pursue this love, yet seek earnestly spiritual gifts, and chiefly that you may prophesy.

Now you are the body of Christ, and individually members of it. And God has appointed those in the church to be first of all apostles, second, prophets, third, teachers. then workers of miracles, healers, helpers, administrators, users of various kinds of "tongues." Are all apostles? Are all prophets? teachers? workers of miracles? read more.
Have all gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? Desire earnestly the greater gifts. And yet I will go on to show you a still more excellent way.

Now the Pharisees who loved money listened to all this and they jeered at him. He said to them. "You are those that justify themselves in the eyes of men; but God knows you hearts; for that which is lofty in the eyes of men is abomination in the eyes of God.

So slay your baser inclinations. fornication, impurity, appetite, unnatural desires, and the greed which is idolatry.

For be well assured that no one guilty of fornication or impurity or covetousness which is idolatry, has any heritage in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

So slay your baser inclinations. fornication, impurity, appetite, unnatural desires, and the greed which is idolatry.

For be well assured that no one guilty of fornication or impurity or covetousness which is idolatry, has any heritage in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Then one of the crowd said to him, "Master, tell my brother to give me my share of our inheritance." "Man," said he, "who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?" And to the people he said, "Take heed and guard yourselves from all covetousness, for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of the things which he possesses." read more.
Then he spoke to them in a parable. "The ground of a certain rich man bore heavy crops. "So he debated with himself saying, 'What shall I do? for I have no place in which to store my crops.' "And he said to himself. 'This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns and build larger ones in which I will store all my wheat and my goods. "'And I will say to my soul, "'Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years! Take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry.' "But God said to him. 'Foolish man! This very night your soul is wanted! And these things you have prepared, whose shall they be? "So is he that lays up treasures for himself and is not rich toward God."

For be well assured that no one guilty of fornication or impurity or covetousness which is idolatry, has any heritage in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

For men will be selfish, mercenary, boastful, haughty, blasphemous, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, irreligious,

But there were false prophets, too, among the people, just as among you also there will be false teachers. These will secretly bring in destructive sects, denying even the Master who bought them, and bringing swift ruin upon themselves. Then there will be many who will follow their immorality, because of whom the Way of the Truth will be maligned. In their covetousness, with cunning words, they will make merchandise of you; those whose doom has not been idle from of old, and whose destruction has not been slumbering.

Let your life be untainted by love of money; be content with such things as you have; for God himself has said, I will never leave thee; I will never forsake thee.

As for sexual vice and every kind of impurity or lust, it is unbecoming for you as Christians even to mention them;

They have eyes full of harlots, eyes that cannot stop sinning. They entice unsteady souls. Their heart is trained in greed. They are an accursed generation.

They have forsaken the right way; they have lost their way, and followed the road of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved the wages of wrong-doing.

Alas for them! They have walked in the path of Cain; for the sake of gain they have rushed headlong into Balaam's error, and have perished in Koran's rebellion.

"No man's silver or gold of clothing did I ever covet.

They have forsaken the right way; they have lost their way, and followed the road of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved the wages of wrong-doing.

But what I wrote was that you were not to associate with any so-called brother who is immoral, or avaricious, or idolatrous, or abusive, or a drunkard, or an extortioner. No, with such persons do not even sit at table.

It was then that one of the Twelve, he who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, "What are you ready to give me for betraying him to you?" So they weighed him thirty pieces of silver;

For the love of money is a source of all kinds of evil; and in their eager desire to be rich some have been led astray form the faith, and have pierced themselves with many sorrows.

For the love of money is a source of all kinds of evil; and in their eager desire to be rich some have been led astray form the faith, and have pierced themselves with many sorrows.

So slay your baser inclinations. fornication, impurity, appetite, unnatural desires, and the greed which is idolatry.

For the love of money is a source of all kinds of evil; and in their eager desire to be rich some have been led astray form the faith, and have pierced themselves with many sorrows.

no drinker or brawler; but forbearing, peaceable, and no money-lover;

Those who desire to be rich fall into the snares of temptation and many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

Then one of the crowd said to him, "Master, tell my brother to give me my share of our inheritance." "Man," said he, "who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?" And to the people he said, "Take heed and guard yourselves from all covetousness, for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of the things which he possesses."

There was a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Diana, and brought rich profit to his workmen.

"So there is danger not only that our trade come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana will be brought into disrepute, and that she herself may even be deposed from her magnificence, she whom all Asia and the world now worships."

But look! a certain man came up to him and asked, "Teacher, what good thing shall I do to inherit eternal life?" "Why do you ask me about what is good?" asked Jesus. "There is but One who is good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments." "Which commandments?" asked the man. Jesus replied. "Thou shalt not kill; Thou shalt not commit adultery; Thou shalt not steal; Thou shalt not bear false witness; read more.
"Honor thy father and thy mother; and, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." The young man answered. "I have carefully kept them all. What yet do I lack?" "If you want to be perfect," said Jesus, "go, sell your property, give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me." But when the young man heard this teaching, he went away sorrowful, for he was one who had much property.

And to the people he said, "Take heed and guard yourselves from all covetousness, for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of the things which he possesses." Then he spoke to them in a parable. "The ground of a certain rich man bore heavy crops. "So he debated with himself saying, 'What shall I do? for I have no place in which to store my crops.' read more.
"And he said to himself. 'This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns and build larger ones in which I will store all my wheat and my goods. "'And I will say to my soul, "'Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years! Take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry.' "But God said to him. 'Foolish man! This very night your soul is wanted! And these things you have prepared, whose shall they be? "So is he that lays up treasures for himself and is not rich toward God."

They were overflowing with every kind of iniquity, depravity, greed, and malice. They were full of envy, murder, quarreling, deceit, and malignity.

Now the Pharisees who loved money listened to all this and they jeered at him.

But when Simon perceived that, by the laying on of the apostles' hands, the Spirit was given, he offered them money saying, "Give me, too, this power, so that on whomever I lay my hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit." But Peter said to him. "Your money perish with you, because you have supposed that with money you can obtain God's free gift!" read more.
"You have no part or lot in this matter." Your heart is not right in the sight of God. Repent then of this your wickedness, and beseech the Lord to forgive you this purpose of your heart. "For I perceive that you still stand in the gall of bitterness and in the bondage of unrighteousness."

He was hoping that Paul would give him money, and for this reason he used to send for him often to converse with him.

And to the people he said, "Take heed and guard yourselves from all covetousness, for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of the things which he possesses."

To his disciples he said: "There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and this steward was accused to him of wasting his property. "He called to him to him and said: "'What is this that I hear about you? Render an account of your stewardship; for you can no longer be steward.' "Now the steward said to himself. 'What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my stewardship? I am not strong enough to dig, to beg I am ashamed. read more.
"'I know what I will do, so that when I am put out of my stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.' "So he called to him each of his master's debtors and said to the first, 'How much money do you owe my master?' "'A hundred measures of oil,' he answered. "He said to him, 'Take your bill and sit down quickly and write fifty." "To a second he said, 'How much do you owe?' "The man answered, 'A hundred measures of wheat.' "'Here is you bill,' he said, 'change it to eighty measures.' "And the master praised the unjust steward because he had acted shrewdly; for the sons of this world are in relation to their own generation wiser than the sons of the light.

But when her owners saw that their hopes of gain were gone, they seized Paul and Silas, and dragged them before the magistrates, into the market-place.

for Demas has deserted me for love of this present world, and is gone to Thessalonica; Crescens is gone to Galatia; Titus to Dalmatia.

He was hoping that Paul would give him money, and for this reason he used to send for him often to converse with him.

Now the Pharisees who loved money listened to all this and they jeered at him.

Jesus answered. "In solemn truth I tell you that you are looking for me, not because you saw miracles signs, but because you ate of the bread and were filled.

So slay your baser inclinations. fornication, impurity, appetite, unnatural desires, and the greed which is idolatry.

For be well assured that no one guilty of fornication or impurity or covetousness which is idolatry, has any heritage in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Those who desire to be rich fall into the snares of temptation and many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is a source of all kinds of evil; and in their eager desire to be rich some have been led astray form the faith, and have pierced themselves with many sorrows.