27 Bible Verses about Coveting

For you know this with certainty, that no fornicator, no unclean person, no covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Now these things were examples for us. They teach us not to lust after evil things like they did. Do not be idolaters like some of them. It is written: The people sat down to eat and drink, and stood up to play.

Make your members that are upon the earth dead with regard to fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness (greed), which is idolatry.

The wicked person boasts about his selfish desires. He blesses the covetous, which Jehovah abhors.

It is from the heart that evil thoughts come such as: fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, coveting, wickedness, deceit, loose conduct, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness. All these evil things come from within and defile the man.

Those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts. These draw men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some by longing for it have been led away from the faith. They have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Treasures of wickedness (the morally wrong) profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.

He who gets ahead by oppressing the poor and giving to the rich will certainly suffer loss.

A faithful man will have many blessings. But he who hurries to be rich will not go unpunished.

Remove far from me vanity and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with food necessary for me. If I am full I could deny you and say, Who is Jehovah? Or if I am poor and steal, I could take God's name in vain.

Hearing this the Pharisees made fun of Jesus, because they loved money.

Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred danarii, and given to the poor? He did not say this because he cared for the poor. He was a thief. He had the moneybox and took away what was put in it.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, yet the inside is full of extortion and excess.

The Lord said: You Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter. Yet your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness.

They speak evil words about you because of their extreme greed. They will exploit you with false evil words. Their judgment from long ago is not idle. Their destruction will not delay.

You should be free from the love of money. Be content with what you have, for he has said: I will not leave you. I will not forsake you.

Shepherd the flock of God in your care. Exercise the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according to the will of God. Do not do it for dishonest gain, but eagerly.

You should choose capable men from all the people. Find men who respect God. These must be men you can trust who hate corruption. Put them in charge of groups of thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.

Fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, must not even be mentioned among you, as is proper among holy ones.

Faithful is the saying: If a man seeks the office of overseer, he desires a good work. The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate in habits, sound in mind, orderly, hospitable, qualified to teach; not addicted to wine, not quarrelsome; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money;

Know this also that in the last days perilous (dangerous) times will come. For men will be lovers of their own selves, covetous (lovers of money), arrogant, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful (ungrateful), unholy,

What causes wars and fighting among you? Is the cause of fighting your sensual lusts for pleasure that battle within you? You lust, and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain! You fight and war. You do not have because you do not ask.

He who is greedy of gain troubles his own house. But he who hates gifts will live.

The person with a proud heart stirs up discord. The person who trusts Jehovah will prosper.

The king establishes the land by justice. He who receives gifts overthrows it.

I thought it necessary therefore to request the brothers to go before me to you, and prepare your generous gift before hand, that the same might be ready as a gift and not extortion.