Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;
Covetousness
General references
Bible References
Covetousness
Ephesians 5:5
For you know this, that no fornicator, or unclean person, or covetous one (who is an idolater), has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
Exodus 18:21
And you shall look out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain. And place such over them to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
Exodus 20:17
You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is your neighbor's.
Joshua 7:21
When I saw among the spoil a goodly robe of Shinar, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, I coveted them and took them. And behold, they are hidden in the earth in the middle of my tent, and the silver under it.
1 Samuel 8:3
And his sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after ill gain and took bribes and perverted judgment.
Psalm 10:3
For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, and blesses the covetous whom Jehovah despises.
Psalm 119:36
Bow my heart to Your testimonies, and not to unjust gain.
Proverbs 28:16
A ruler lacking understanding even adds oppressions; he who hates unjust gain shall prolong his days.
Jeremiah 6:13
For everyone from the least of them even to the greatest of them cuts off a profit; and from the prophet even to the priest everyone deals falsely.
Jeremiah 8:10
Therefore I will give their wives to others, and their fields to those who shall inherit them, for everyone from the least even to the greatest cuts off a profit. From the prophet even to the priest everyone deals falsely.
Jeremiah 22:17
But your eyes and your heart are for nothing but your unjust gain, and to shed innocent blood, and for cruelty, and to do violence.
Ezekiel 33:31
And they come to you as the people come, and they sit before you as My people, and they hear your words. But they will not do them. For with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their unjust gain.
Micah 2:2
And they covet and seize fields; and houses, and take them away. And they oppress a man and his household, even a man and his inheritance.
Mark 7:22
thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
Luke 12:15
And He said to them, Watch and keep yourselves from covetousness. For a man's life is not in the abundance of the things which he possesses.
Luke 16:14
And being money-lovers, all the Pharisees also heard all these things. And they derided Him.
Acts 20:33
I have coveted no man's silver or gold or apparel.
1 Corinthians 6:10
nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
Colossians 3:5
Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness (which is idolatry),
1 Timothy 3:3
not a drunkard, not contentious, not greedy of ill gain, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous,
1 Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is a root of all evils, of which some having lusted after, they were seduced from the faith and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
2 Timothy 3:2
For men will be self-lovers, money-lovers, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
Titus 1:7
For an overseer must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not full of passion, not given to wine, not quarrelsome, not greedy for ill gain;
Hebrews 13:5
Let your way of life be without the love of money, and be content with such things as you have, for He has said, "Not at all will I leave you, not at all will I forsake you, never!"
1 Peter 5:2
Feed the flock of God among you, taking the oversight, not by compulsion, but willingly; nor for base gain, but readily;
2 Peter 2:3
And through covetousness they will use you for gain with well-turned words; for whom judgment from of old does not linger, and their destruction does not sleep.
Named
Ephesians 5:12
For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret.
Exodus 23:13
And be watchful in all that I have said to you. And make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of your mouth.
1 Corinthians 5:1
On the whole it is reported that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not even named among the nations, so as one to have his father's wife.
General references
Exodus 20:14
You shall not commit adultery.