Thematic Bible: Avaricious men, examples of
Thematic Bible
greed » Avaricious men, examples of » Judas
and said, "What will you give me to betray him into your hands?" So they set out thirty silver coins for him. From that time on, Judas began looking for an opportunity to betray him.
(Now Judas said this not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money box, he used to steal what was put into it.)
greed » Avaricious men, examples of » Achan
I saw among the goods we seized a nice robe from Babylon, two hundred silver pieces, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels. I wanted them, so I took them. They are hidden in the ground right in the middle of my tent with the silver underneath."
The dogs have big appetites; they are never full. They are shepherds who have no understanding; they all go their own way, each one looking for monetary gain.
greed » Avaricious men, examples of » The jews
Her leaders take bribes when they decide legal cases, her priests proclaim rulings for profit, and her prophets read omens for pay. Yet they claim to trust the Lord and say, "The Lord is among us. Disaster will not overtake us!"
They trample on the dirt-covered heads of the poor; they push the destitute away. A man and his father go to the same girl; in this way they show disrespect for my moral purity.
greed » Avaricious men, examples of » The people of tyre
Tyre built herself a fortification and piled up silver like dust and gold like the mud of the streets!
greed » Avaricious men, examples of » balaam
By forsaking the right path they have gone astray, because they followed the way of Balaam son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness,
greed » Avaricious men, examples of » The masters of the philippian damsel
But when her owners saw their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities.
greed » Avaricious men, examples of » Governor felix
At the same time he was also hoping that Paul would give him money, and for this reason he sent for Paul as often as possible and talked with him.