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.

Bible References

General references

Deuteronomy 5:21
Neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour's wife, - neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's house, his field, or his servant, or his handmaid, his ox or his ass, or anything that is thy neighbour's.
Job 31:24
If I made gold my stay, and, to precious metal, said, My confidence!
Proverbs 1:13
All costly substance, shall we find, We shall fill our houses with spoil;
Mark 4:7
And, some, fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and, fruit, it yielded not;