Titus 1:7
For a Presiding-Officer, as God's steward, ought to be a man of irreproachable character; not self-willed or quick-tempered, nor addicted to drink or to brawling or to questionable money-making.
Matthew 13:14-15
And in them is being fulfilled that prophecy of Isaiah which says--'You will hear with your ears without ever understanding, And, though you have eyes, you will see without ever perceiving,
John 8:43
How is it that you do not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to listen to my Message.
Acts 20:29
I know that, after my departure, merciless wolves will get in among you, who will not spare the flock;
Acts 20:33
I have never coveted any one's gold or silver or clothing.
2 Corinthians 4:4
Men whose minds have been blinded by the God of this Age, unbelievers as they are, so that the light from the Good News of the glory of the Christ, who is the very incarnation of God, should not shine for them.
Philippians 3:2
Beware of those 'dogs'! Beware of those mischievous workers! Beware of the men who mutilate themselves!
Philippians 3:19
The end of such men is Ruin; for their appetites are their God, and they glory in their shame; their minds are given up to earthly things.
1 Timothy 3:3
not addicted to drink or brawling, but of a forbearing and peaceable disposition, and not a lover of money;
1 Timothy 3:8
So, too, Assistant-Officers should be serious and straightforward men, not given to taking much drink or to questionable money-making,
Titus 1:11
whose mouths ought to be stopped; for they upset whole households by teaching what they ought not to teach, merely to make questionable gains.
1 Peter 5:2
I urge you to be true shepherds of the flock of God among you, not because you are compelled, but of your own free will; not from a base love of gain, but with a ready spirit;
2 Peter 2:3
In their covetousness they will try to make you a source of profit by their fabrications; but for a long time past their Sentence has not been standing idle, nor their Ruin slumbering.
2 Peter 2:14-16
They have eyes only for adulteresses, eyes never tired of sin; they entice weak souls; their minds are trained to covet; they live under a curse.
Jude 1:11
Alas for them! They walk in the steps of Cain; led astray by Balaam's love of gain, they plunge into sin, and meet their ruin through rebellion like that of Korah.
Jude 1:16
These men are always murmuring, and complaining of their lot; they follow where their passions lead them; they have arrogant words upon their lips; and they flatter men for the sake of what they can get from them.
Revelation 22:15
Outside will be the filthy, the sorcerers, the impure, the murderers, the idolaters, and all who love the false and live it.'