Jeremiah 22:17

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Summary

But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.

Thine eyes

Covetousness

To shed

Zephaniah 3:3

General references

Leviticus 25:14

Proverbs 1:13

Bible References

Thine eyes

I saw among the spoils a beautiful mantle of Shinar, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a golden bar of fifty shekels weight, and I coveted them and took them; and behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.

If my step have turned out of the way, and my heart followed mine eyes, and if any blot cleaveth to my hands;

Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to gain.

And he went up and down among the lions; he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.

And they come unto thee as a people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they do them not; for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their dishonest gain.

For from within, out of the heart of men, go forth evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

But every one is tempted, drawn away, and enticed by his own lust;

having eyes full of adultery, and that cease not from sin, alluring unestablished souls; having a heart practised in covetousness, children of curse;

Love not the world, nor the things in the world. If any one love the world, the love of the Father is not in him;

Covetousness

But do thou provide among all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place them over them, chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of tens,

For the wicked boasteth of his soul's desire, and he blesseth the covetous; he contemneth Jehovah.

And he said to them, Take heed and keep yourselves from all covetousness, for it is not because a man is in abundance that his life is in his possessions.

No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and will love the other, or he will cleave to the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions; whisperers,

nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor abusive persons, nor the rapacious, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

But fornication and all uncleanness or unbridled lust, let it not be even named among you, as it becomes saints;

Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth, fornication, uncleanness, vile passions, evil lust, and unbridled desire, which is idolatry.

But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many unwise and hurtful lusts, which plunge men into destruction and ruin.

And through covetousness, with well-turned words, will they make merchandise of you: for whom judgment of old is not idle, and their destruction slumbers not.

To shed

Thus saith Jehovah: Execute judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor; and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, or the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place.

And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and men with him, into Egypt;

And thou shalt speak unto him saying, Thus saith Jehovah: Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him saying, Thus saith Jehovah: In the place where the dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall the dogs lick thy blood, even thine.

and also because of the innocent blood that he had shed; for he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and Jehovah would not pardon.

And the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. And Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.

And he went up and down among the lions; he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.

Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, that leave nothing for the morning.

General references

And if ye sell ought unto your neighbour, or buy of your neighbour's hand, ye shall not overreach one another.

we shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: