20 Bible Verses about Greed
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For love of money is the root of all the evils, and in their eagerness to get rich, some men wander away from the faith and pierce themselves to the heart with many a pang.
But the Master said to him, "You Pharisees clean the outside of cups and dishes, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
In their greed they will exploit you with pretended arguments. From of old their condemnation has not been idle, and their destruction has not slumbered.
And he said to them, "Take care! You must be on your guard against any form of greed, for a man's life does not belong to him, no matter how rich he is."
But immorality or any form of vice or greed must not be so much as mentioned among you; that would not be becoming in God's people.
or thieves or greedy??runkards, abusive people, robbers??ill not have any share in God's kingdom.
We never used flattery, as you know, or found pretexts for making money, as God is our witness.
So treat as dead your physical nature, as far as immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed are concerned; for it is really idolatry.
greed, malice, deceit, indecency, envy, abusiveness, arrogance, folly??23 all these evils come from inside, and they pollute a man."
What I meant was that you are not to associate with anyone who is supposed to be a Christian brother, and yet is immoral or greedy or idolatrous or abusive or drunken or grasping??ith such a person you must not even eat.
for they have become callous, and abandoned themselves to sensuality, greedily practicing every kind of vice.
For you may be sure that no one who is immoral, or greedy for gain (for that is idolatry) can have any share in the Kingdom of Christ and God.
Assistants, in turn, must be serious, straightforward men, not addicted to wine or dishonest gain,
They have eyes for nobody but adulterous women??yes insatiable in sin. They lure unsteadfast souls. Their hearts are trained in greed. They are accursed!
They revel in every kind of wrongdoing, wickedness, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, quarreling, deceit, and ill-nature.
Alas for you, you hypocritical scribes and Pharisees, for you clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
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balaam » besetting sin » greed
They have left the straight path and gone astray. They have followed the path of Balaam, the son of Beor, who set his heart on dishonest gain,
greed » General references to
For love of money is the root of all the evils, and in their eagerness to get rich, some men wander away from the faith and pierce themselves to the heart with many a pang.
greed » Misery of
your gold and silver are rusted, and their rust will testify against you and eat into your very flesh, for you have stored up fire for the last days.
But men who want to get rich fall into temptations and snares and many foolish, harmful cravings, that plunge people into destruction and ruin.
greed » Avaricious men, examples of » Judas
and said, "What will you give me if I hand him over to you?" And they counted him out thirty silver pieces. And from that time he watched for a good opportunity to hand him over to them.
But he did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief and when he had charge of the purse he used to take what was put in it.
greed » Avaricious men, examples of » Achan
greed » Avaricious men, examples of » The jews
greed » Results of » Disappointment
greed » Results of » Family trouble
greed » Results of » Apostasy
For love of money is the root of all the evils, and in their eagerness to get rich, some men wander away from the faith and pierce themselves to the heart with many a pang.
greed » Results of » Folly
greed » Avaricious men, examples of » The people of tyre
greed » Avaricious men, examples of » balaam
They have left the straight path and gone astray. They have followed the path of Balaam, the son of Beor, who set his heart on dishonest gain,
greed » Instances of » The descendants of joseph
greed » Avaricious men, examples of » The masters of the philippian damsel
But when her masters saw that their hopes of profits were gone, they seized Paul and Silas, dragged them to the public square, to the authorities,
greed » Avaricious men, examples of » Governor felix
At the same time he hoped to get money from Paul, and for that reason he used to send for him very often and talk with him.
greed » Results of » Misery
your gold and silver are rusted, and their rust will testify against you and eat into your very flesh, for you have stored up fire for the last days.
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Judas » greed » Protest » Breaking » Ointment
But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, who was going to betray him, said, "Why was this perfume not sold for sixty dollars, and the money given to the poor?" But he did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief and when he had charge of the purse he used to take what was put in it.
Judas » greed » His apostasy
As long as I was with them I kept them by your power which you gave me, and I protected them, and not one of them was lost (except the one who was destined to be lost), so that what the Scripture says might come true.
Judas (jude) » Surnamed "iscariot." » greed » By his bargaining to betray jesus for a sum of money
So at supper??he devil having by this time put the thought of betraying Jesus into the mind of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son??3 Jesus, fully aware that the Father had put everything into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God,
Then one of the Twelve, named Judas Iscariot, went to the high priests, and said, "What will you give me if I hand him over to you?" And they counted him out thirty silver pieces. And from that time he watched for a good opportunity to hand him over to them.
Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the high priests to betray Jesus to them. They were delighted to hear it and promised to pay him for it. So he was watching for an opportunity to betray him to them.
But Satan entered into Judas, who was called Iscariot, a member of the Twelve. And he went off and discussed with the high priests and captains of the Temple how he could betray him to them. And they were delighted and agreed to pay him for it. read more.
And he accepted their offer, and watched for an opportunity to betray him to them without a disturbance.
Repression of evil » Seven evils to be repressed » greed
"Do not store up your riches on earth, where moths and rust destroy them, and where thieves break in and steal them,
Seven » Evils to be repressed » greed
"Do not store up your riches on earth, where moths and rust destroy them, and where thieves break in and steal them,
worldly Snares » greed
But men who want to get rich fall into temptations and snares and many foolish, harmful cravings, that plunge people into destruction and ruin.
Temptation » Special sources of worldly snares » greed
But men who want to get rich fall into temptations and snares and many foolish, harmful cravings, that plunge people into destruction and ruin.
Topics on Greed
Greed, Believers' Response To
Romans 13:9For the commandments, "You must not commit adultery, You must not murder, You must not steal, You must not covet," and any other commandments there are, are all summed up in one saying, "You must love your neighbor as you do yourself."
Greed, Condemnation Of
Romans 1:29They revel in every kind of wrongdoing, wickedness, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, quarreling, deceit, and ill-nature.
The Misery Of Greed
Matthew 27:5And he threw down the silver and left the Temple and went off and hung himself.
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