Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
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Bible References
Lust
James 5:1
Come now, you rich people! Weep and wail over the miseries that are coming on you.
Proverbs 1:19 Such are the paths of all who make profit dishonestly;
it takes the lives of those who receive it.
it takes the lives of those who receive it.
Ecclesiastes 4:8
There is a person without a companion, without even a son or brother, and though there is no end to all his struggles, his eyes are still not content with riches. “So who am I struggling for,” he asks, “and depriving myself from good?” This too is futile and a miserable task.
Habakkuk 2:5 Moreover, wine betrays;
an arrogant man is never at rest.
He enlarges his appetite like Sheol,
and like Death he is never satisfied.
He gathers all the nations to himself;
he collects all the peoples for himself.
an arrogant man is never at rest.
He enlarges his appetite like Sheol,
and like Death he is never satisfied.
He gathers all the nations to himself;
he collects all the peoples for himself.
1 Timothy 6:9
But those who want to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge people into ruin and destruction.
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Galatians 5:15
But if you bite and devour one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.