Psalm 119:36

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Psalm 119:36

Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.

And not to

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And not to

For from within out of the heart of men proceed wicked reasonings, adulteries, whoredoms, murders,

Then said he to them, Beware, and be on your guard against covetousness; for a man's life doth not depend on the abundance of his possessions.

Then the Pharisees also, who were dear lovers of money, heard all these things, and they sneered at him.

But fornication and all impurity, or insatiable desire, let it not be mentioned among you, as becometh saints;

Mortify therefore your members which are on the earth, fornication, impurity, the vile passion, evil concupiscence, and insatiable desire, which is idolatry:

For they who will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful passions, which sink men in the abyss of destruction and perdition.

Let the tenor of your life be divested of the love of money; content with your present possessions: for he hath said, "I will in no wise leave thee, neither will I in any case forsake thee."

And with plausible speeches will they avariciously make gain of you whose condemnation from of old lingereth not, and their perdition doth not slumber.