48 Bible Verses about Greed
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So are the ways of everyone who gains by violence;
It takes away the life of its possessors.
And the dogs are greedy, they are not satisfied.
And they are shepherds who have no understanding;
They have all turned to their own way,
Each one to his unjust gain, to the last one.
For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth
And does not know that want will come upon him.
But the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the platter; but inside of you, you are full of robbery and wickedness.
I did not at all mean with the immoral people of this world, or with the covetous and swindlers, or with idolaters, for then you would have to go out of the world.
“For from the least of them even to the greatest of them,
Everyone is greedy for gain,
And from the prophet even to the priest
Everyone deals falsely.
and in their greed they will exploit you with false words; their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
Then He said to them, “Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions.”
But immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints;
He who profits illicitly troubles his own house,
But he who hates bribes will live.
“Therefore I will give their wives to others,
Their fields to new owners;
Because from the least even to the greatest
Everyone is greedy for gain;
From the prophet even to the priest
Everyone practices deceit.
nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.
For we never came with flattering speech, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed—God is witness—
“Because of the iniquity of his unjust gain I was angry and struck him;
I hid My face and was angry,
And he went on turning away, in the way of his heart.
Therefore consider the members of your earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry.
shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not for sordid gain, but with eagerness;
deeds of coveting and wickedness, as well as deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride and foolishness.
But actually, I wrote to you not to associate with any so-called brother if he is an immoral person, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or a swindler—not even to eat with such a one.
and they, having become callous, have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness.
The leech has two daughters,
“Give,” “Give.”
There are three things that will not be satisfied,
Four that will not say, “Enough”:
The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed.
For this you know with certainty, that no immoral or impure person or covetous man, who is an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves abundance with its income. This too is vanity.
They come to you as people come, and sit before you as My people and hear your words, but they do not do them, for they do the lustful desires expressed by their mouth, and their heart goes after their gain.
An arrogant man stirs up strife,
But he who trusts in the Lord will prosper.
Deacons likewise must be men of dignity, not double-tongued, or addicted to much wine or fond of sordid gain,
But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, thought, “Behold, my master has spared this Naaman the Aramean, by not receiving from his hands what he brought. As the Lord lives, I will run after him and take something from him.”
He is like a lion that is eager to tear,
And as a young lion lurking in hiding places.
having eyes full of adultery that never cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having a heart trained in greed, accursed children;
Behold now, I have stretched out My hand against you and diminished your rations. And I delivered you up to the desire of those who hate you, the daughters of the Philistines, who are ashamed of your lewd conduct.
So the name of that place was called Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had been greedy.
The king gives stability to the land by justice,
But a man who takes bribes overthrows it.
being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips,
The Lord will protect him and keep him alive,
And he shall be called blessed upon the earth;
And do not give him over to the desire of his enemies.
His sons, however, did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after dishonest gain and took bribes and perverted justice.
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside they are full of robbery and self-indulgence.
For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing.
“Because he knew no quiet within him,
He does not retain anything he desires.
The rabble who were among them had greedy desires; and also the sons of Israel wept again and said, “Who will give us meat to eat?
Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had arrogance, abundant food and careless ease, but she did not help the poor and needy.
Therefore, the leprosy of Naaman shall cling to you and to your descendants forever.” So he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.
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His sons, however, did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after dishonest gain and
But he who
Her
And her prophets divine for money.
Yet they lean on the Lord saying,
“
Calamity will not come upon us.”
And they are shepherds who have
They have all
Each one to his unjust gain, to the last one.
For
greed » Misery of
Your gold and your silver have rusted; and their rust will be a witness against you and will consume your flesh like fire. It is
And he threw the pieces of silver into
It takes away the life of its possessors.
greed » Avaricious men, examples of » Judas
and said, "What are you willing to give me to betray Him to you?" And they weighed out thirty pieces of silver to him. From then on he began looking for a good opportunity to betray Jesus.
Now he said this, not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he
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when I saw among the spoil a beautiful mantle from Shinar and two hundred shekels of silver and a bar of gold fifty shekels in weight, then I
And they are shepherds who have
They have all
Each one to his unjust gain, to the last one.
greed » Avaricious men, examples of » The jews
Her
And her prophets divine for money.
Yet they lean on the Lord saying,
“
Calamity will not come upon us.”
Also
And a
In order to profane My holy name.
greed » Results of » Disappointment
greed » Results of » Family trouble
But he who
greed » Results of » Apostasy
For
greed » Results of » Folly
So is he who
In the midst of his days it will forsake him,
And in
greed » Avaricious men, examples of » The people of tyre
And
And
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forsaking
greed » Instances of » The descendants of joseph
Then the sons of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, "Why have you given me only one lot and one portion for an inheritance, since I am a numerous people whom the LORD has thus far blessed?" Joshua said to them, "If you are a numerous people, go up to the forest and clear a place for yourself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the Rephaim, since the hill country of Ephraim is too narrow for you." The sons of Joseph said, "The hill country is not enough for us, and all the Canaanites who live in the valley land have chariots of iron, both those who are in Beth-shean and its towns and those who are in the valley of Jezreel." read more.
Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and Manasseh, saying, "You are a numerous people and have great power; you shall not have one lot only, but the hill country shall be yours. For though it is a forest, you shall clear it, and to its farthest borders it shall be yours; for you shall drive out the Canaanites, even though they have chariots of iron and though they are strong."
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But when her masters saw that their hope of
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At the same time too, he was hoping that
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Your gold and your silver have rusted; and their rust will be a witness against you and will consume your flesh like fire. It is
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But he who
Judas » greed » Protest » Breaking » Ointment
But Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples, who was intending to betray Him, said, "Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and given to poor people?" Now he said this, not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he had the money box, he used to pilfer what was put into it.
Judas » greed » His apostasy
Judas (jude) » Surnamed "iscariot." » greed » By his bargaining to betray jesus for a sum of money
During supper,
Then one of the twelve, named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, "What are you willing to give me to betray Him to you?" And they weighed out thirty pieces of silver to him. From then on he began looking for a good opportunity to betray Jesus.
Then Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went off to the chief priests in order to betray Him to them. They were glad when they heard this, and promised to give him money. And he began seeking how to betray Him at an opportune time.
And Satan entered into Judas who was called Iscariot, belonging to the number of the twelve. And he went away and discussed with the chief priests and officers how he might betray Him to them. They were glad and agreed to give him money. read more.
So he consented, and began seeking a good opportunity to betray Him to them apart from the crowd.
Repression of evil » Seven evils to be repressed » greed
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Proverbs 1:19
It takes away the life of its possessors.
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