7 occurrences

'Covet' in the Bible

since I'm going to drive out nations before you, and enlarge your borders, and no one will covet your land, when you go up to appear in the presence of the LORD your God three times a year.

Now as for you, everything has been turned over for destruction. Don't covet or take any of these things. Otherwise, you'll make the camp of Israel itself an object worthy of destruction, and bring trouble on it.

Then the hungry will devour his harvest, snatching it even from the midst of thorns, while the thirsty covet their wealth.

What should we say, then? Is the Law sinful? Of course not! In fact, I wouldn't have become aware of sin if it had not been for the Law. I wouldn't have known what it means to covet if the Law had not said, "You must not covet."

For the commandments, "You must not commit adultery; you must not murder; you must not steal; you must not covet," and every other commandment are summed up in this statement: "You must love your neighbor as yourself."

You want something but do not get it, so you commit murder. You covet something but cannot obtain it, so you quarrel and fight. You do not get things because you do not ask for them!

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
ζηλόω 
Zeloo 
Usage: 10

אוה 
'avah 
Usage: 26

בּצע 
Batsa` 
Usage: 17

בּצע 
Betsa` 
Usage: 22

חמד 
Chamad 
Usage: 30

ἀφιλάργυρος 
Aphilarguros 
Usage: 2

ἐπιθυμέω 
Epithumeo 
Usage: 10

ὀρέγομαι 
Oregomai 
Usage: 3

πλεονέκτης 
Pleonektes 
Usage: 4

πλεονεξία 
Pleonexia 
Usage: 8

φιλάργυρος 
Philarguros 
Usage: 2

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