Luke 12:15

And he said to them, "Take care! You must be on your guard against any form of greed, for a man's life does not belong to him, no matter how rich he is."

1 Timothy 6:6-10

And religion with contentment is a great means of gain.

Hebrews 13:5

You must not be avaricious; you must be content with what you have, for God himself has said, "I will never let go of you or desert you!"

Matthew 6:25-26

Therefore, I tell you, do not worry about life, wondering what you will have to eat or drink, or about your body, wondering what you will have to wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body than clothes?

Mark 7:22

greed, malice, deceit, indecency, envy, abusiveness, arrogance, folly??23 all these evils come from inside, and they pollute a man."

Luke 8:14

And what falls among the thorns means those who listen and pass on, and the worries and wealth and pleasures of life stifle them and they yield nothing.

Luke 16:14

The Pharisees, who were avaricious, heard all this, and they ridiculed him.

Luke 21:34

But take care that your hearts are not loaded down with self-indulgence and drunkenness and worldly cares, and that day takes you by surprise, like a trap.

1 Corinthians 6:10

or thieves or greedy??runkards, abusive people, robbers??ill not have any share in God's kingdom.

Ephesians 5:3-5

But immorality or any form of vice or greed must not be so much as mentioned among you; that would not be becoming in God's people.

Colossians 3:5

So treat as dead your physical nature, as far as immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed are concerned; for it is really idolatry.

2 Timothy 3:2

People will be selfish, avaricious, boastful, arrogant, abusive, undutiful, ungrateful, irreverent,

2 Peter 2:3

In their greed they will exploit you with pretended arguments. From of old their condemnation has not been idle, and their destruction has not slumbered.

2 Peter 2:14

They have eyes for nobody but adulterous women??yes insatiable in sin. They lure unsteadfast souls. Their hearts are trained in greed. They are accursed!

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

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Bible References

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Mark 4:7
Some of the seed fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it out, and it yielded no grain.