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

Bible References

Thine eyes

for from within, from the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, fornications,

But every one is tempted when he is drawn away by his desires, and enticed;

having eyes full of an adulteress, and unable to cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having a heart exercised in covetousness, cursed children,

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

Covetousness

And he said to them, See, and beware of all covetousness; for one's life depends not on the abundance of his property.

No domestic can serve two masters; for he will either hate the first and love the other, or he will adhere to the first and despise the other. You cannot serve God and riches.

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

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

Let not fornication and any impurity or covetousness be named among you, as becomes saints,

Put to death, therefore, your members which are on the earth, fornication, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness which is idolatry,

But those who wish to be rich fall into trial and a snare, and many foolish and injurious desires, which plunge men into destruction and perdition.

and with covetousness they will make a gain of you with feigned words, whose judgment a long time lingers not, and their destruction slumbers not.