Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
Bible References
And not to
Mark 7:21
From within, from the heart of man, proceed evil purposes??22 fornication, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, wantonness, envy, slander, arrogance, reckless folly??23 all these wicked things issue from within and defile a man."
Luke 12:15
And to the people he said, "Take heed and guard yourselves from all covetousness, for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of the things which he possesses."
Luke 16:14
Now the Pharisees who loved money listened to all this and they jeered at him.
Ephesians 5:3
As for sexual vice and every kind of impurity or lust, it is unbecoming for you as Christians even to mention them;
Colossians 3:5
So slay your baser inclinations. fornication, impurity, appetite, unnatural desires, and the greed which is idolatry.
1 Timothy 6:9
Those who desire to be rich fall into the snares of temptation and many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
Hebrews 13:5
Let your life be untainted by love of money; be content with such things as you have; for God himself has said, I will never leave thee; I will never forsake thee.
2 Peter 2:3
In their covetousness, with cunning words, they will make merchandise of you; those whose doom has not been idle from of old, and whose destruction has not been slumbering.