Achan Judged

²⁰ And Achan answered Joshua, and said, "Of a truth I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and so and so have I done. ²¹ I saw among the spoil a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundredth sicles of silver, and a tongue of gold of fifty sicles weight: and I coveted them, and I took them. And behold they lie hid in the earth in my tent and the silver thereunder." ²² And then Joshua sent messengers which ran unto the tent. And behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver thereunder.

Shekels of Silver

Babylon

Jericho

Shinar

Deuteronomy 7:25

The images of their gods thou shalt burn with fire, and see that thou covet not the silver or gold that is on them nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therewith. For it is an abomination unto the LORD thy God.

Genesis 3:6

And the woman saw that it was a good tree to eat of, and lusty unto the eyes, and a pleasant tree for to make wise. And took of the fruit of it and ate, and gave unto her husband also with her, and he ate.

Genesis 6:2

the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair, and took unto them wives, which they best liked among them all.

Genesis 10:10

And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar:

Exodus 20:17

"Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house: neither shalt covet thy neighbor's wife, his manservant, his maid, his ox, his ass or ought that is his."

2 Samuel 11:2

And it chanced in an evening that David arose from his couch and walked upon the roof of the king's palace; and from the roof saw a very beautiful woman washing herself. And he sent to enquire what woman it should be.

2 Samuel 11:6-17

Then David sent to Joab, to send unto him Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.

1 Kings 21:1-2

After these things were done, it chanced that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard in Jezreel hard by the palace of Ahab, king of Samaria.

2 Kings 5:20-27

And when he was departed from him a furlong of ground, Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, "Behold, my master hath spared Naaman, this Syrian, so that he hath not taken from him that which he brought! As surely as the LORD liveth, I will run after him and take somewhat."

Job 31:1

I made a covenant with mine eyes, that I would not look upon a damsel.

Psalm 119:37

O turn away mine eyes, lest they behold vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.

Proverbs 4:23

Keep thine heart with all diligence, for thereupon hangeth life.

Proverbs 23:31

Look not thou upon the wine, how red it is, and what a color it giveth in the glass.

Proverbs 28:22

He that will be rich all too soon, hath an evil eye; and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

Isaiah 28:15

For ye comfort yourselves thus: "Tush, we have made a covenant with death, and with hell we are at an agreement. Though there break out any sore plague, it shall not come upon us. For with deceit will we escape, and with nimbleness will we defend ourselves."

Isaiah 29:15

Woe be unto them that seek so deep, to hide their imagination before the LORD, which rehearse their counsels in the darkness, and say, "Who seeth us, or who knoweth us?"

Micah 2:1-2

Woe unto them that imagine to do harm, and devise ungraciousness upon their beds, to perform it in the clear day: for their power is against God.

Habakkuk 2:9

Woe unto him, that covetously gathereth evil gotten goods into his house: that he may set his nest on high, to escape from the power of misfortune.

Matthew 5:28-29

But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a wife lusting after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

Luke 12:2

For there is nothing covered, that shall not be uncovered: neither hid, that shall not be known.

Luke 12:15

Wherefore he said unto them, "Take heed, and beware of covetousness. For no man's life standeth in the abundance of the things which he possesseth."

Romans 7:7-8

What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid: but I knew not what sin meant but by the law. For I had not known what lust had meant, except the law had said, "Thou shalt not lust."

Ephesians 5:3

So that fornication, and all uncleanness or covetousness, be not once named among you, as it becometh saints:

Ephesians 5:5

For this ye know, that no whoremonger, either unclean person, or covetous person, which is the worshipper of images, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ, and of God.

Colossians 3:5

Mortify therefore your members which are on the earth; fornication, uncleanness, unnatural lust, evil concupiscence, and covetousness which is worshipping of idols:

1 Timothy 6:9-10

They that will be rich, fall into temptation and snares, and into many foolish and noisome lusts, which drown men in perdition and destruction.

Hebrews 13:5

Let your conversation be without covetousness, and be content with that ye have already. For he verily said, "I will not fail thee, neither forsake thee."

James 1:15

Then when lust hath conceived, she bringeth forth sin, and sin when it is finished bringeth forth death.

2 Peter 2:15

and have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, which loved the reward of unrighteousness:

1 John 2:15-16

See that ye love not the world, nor the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the father is not in him.