Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then 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.
I saw
I coveted
Took them
They are hid
General references
Bible References
I saw
Genesis 3:6
Then the woman saw that the tree was good for food and delightful to look at, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom. So she took some of its fruit and ate it; she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
Genesis 6:2
the sons of God saw that the daughters of mankind were beautiful, and they took any they chose as wives for themselves.
2 Samuel 11:2
One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.
Job 31:1 I have made a covenant with my eyes.
How then could I look at a young woman?
How then could I look at a young woman?
Psalm 119:37 Turn my eyes
from looking at what is worthless;
give me life in Your ways.
from looking at what is worthless;
give me life in Your ways.
Proverbs 23:31 Don’t gaze at wine because it is red,
when it gleams in the cup
and goes down smoothly.
when it gleams in the cup
and goes down smoothly.
Proverbs 28:22 A greedy man is in a hurry for wealth;
he doesn’t know that poverty will come to him.
he doesn’t know that poverty will come to him.
Matthew 5:28 But I tell you, everyone who looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
1 John 2:15
Do not love the world or the things that belong to the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in him.
I coveted
Exodus 20:17 Do not covet your neighbor’s house. Do not covet your neighbor’s wife, his male or female slave, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.
Deuteronomy 7:25
You must burn up the carved images of their gods. Don’t covet the silver and gold on the images and take it for yourself, or else you will be ensnared by it, for it is abhorrent to the Lord your God.
1 Kings 21:1
Some time passed after these events. Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard; it was in Jezreel next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.
2 Kings 5:20
Gehazi, the attendant of Elisha the man of God, thought: My master has let this Aramean Naaman off lightly by not accepting from him what he brought. As the Lord lives, I will run after him and get something from him.
Habakkuk 2:9 Woe to him who dishonestly makes
wealth for his house
to place his nest on high,
to escape from the reach of disaster!
wealth for his house
to place his nest on high,
to escape from the reach of disaster!
Luke 12:15
He then told them, “Watch out and be on guard against all greed because one’s life is not in the abundance of his possessions.”
Romans 7:7
What should we say then? Is the law sin? Absolutely not! On the contrary, I would not have known sin if it were not for the law. For example, I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, Do not covet.
Ephesians 5:3
But sexual immorality and any impurity or greed should not even be heard of among you, as is proper for saints.
Colossians 3:5
Therefore, put to death what belongs to your worldly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.
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.
Hebrews 13:5
Your life should be free from the love of money. Be satisfied with what you have, for He Himself has said, I will never leave you or forsake you.
2 Peter 2:15
They have gone astray by abandoning the straight path and have followed the path of Balaam, the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness
Took them
Proverbs 4:23 Guard your heart above all else,
for it is the source of life.
for it is the source of life.
Micah 2:1 Woe to those who dream up wickedness
and prepare evil plans on their beds!
At morning light they accomplish it
because the power is in their hands.
and prepare evil plans
At morning light
because the power is in their hands.
James 1:15
Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and when sin is fully grown, it gives birth to death.
They are hid
2 Samuel 11:6
David sent orders to Joab: “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” So Joab sent Uriah to David.
2 Kings 5:24
When Gehazi came to the hill, he took the gifts from them and stored them in the house. Then he dismissed the men, and they left.
Isaiah 28:15 For you said, “We have cut a deal with Death,
and we have made an agreement with Sheol;
when the overwhelming scourge passes through,
it will not touch us,
because we have made falsehood our refuge
and have hidden behind treachery.”
and we have made an agreement with Sheol;
when the overwhelming scourge passes through,
it will not touch us,
because we have made falsehood our refuge
and have hidden behind treachery.”
Isaiah 29:15 Woe to those who go to great lengths
to hide their plans from the Lord.
They do their works in darkness,
and say, “Who sees us? Who knows us?”
to hide their plans from the Lord.
They do their works in darkness,
and say, “Who sees us? Who knows us?”
Luke 12:2 There is nothing covered that won’t be uncovered, nothing hidden that won’t be made known.
General references
Matthew 26:9
“This might have been sold for a great deal and given to the poor.”