48 Bible Verses about Greed
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Such are the paths of all who make profit dishonestly;
it takes the lives of those who receive it.
These dogs have fierce appetites;
they never have enough.
And they are shepherds
who have no discernment;
all of them turn to their own way,
every last one for his own gain.
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.
But the Lord said to him: “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and evil.
I did not mean the immoral people of this world or the greedy and swindlers or idolaters; otherwise you would have to leave the world.
For from the least to the greatest of them,
everyone is making profit dishonestly.
From prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.
They will exploit you in their greed with deceptive words. Their condemnation, pronounced long ago, is not idle, and their destruction does not sleep.
He then told them, “Watch out and be on guard against all greed because one’s life is not in the abundance of his possessions.”
But sexual immorality and any impurity or greed should not even be heard of among you, as is proper for saints.
The one who profits dishonestly troubles his household,
but the one who hates bribes will live.
Therefore, I will give their wives to other men,
their fields to new occupants,
for from the least to the greatest,
everyone is making profit dishonestly.
From prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.
no thieves, greedy people, drunkards, verbally abusive people, or swindlers will inherit God’s kingdom.
For we never used flattering speech, as you know, or had greedy motives—God is our witness—
Because of his sinful greed I was angry,
so I struck him; I was angry and hid;
but he went on turning back to the desires of his heart.
Therefore, put to death what belongs to your worldly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.
Shepherd God’s flock among you, not overseeing out of compulsion but freely, according to God’s will; not for the money but eagerly;
adulteries, greed, evil actions, deceit, promiscuity, stinginess, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.
But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a believer who is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or verbally abusive, a drunkard or a swindler. Do not even eat with such a person.
They became callous and gave themselves over to promiscuity for the practice of every kind of impurity with a desire for more and more.
The leech has two daughters: “Give, Give!”
Three things are never satisfied;
four never say, “Enough!”:
The righteousness of the upright rescues them,
but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.
For know and recognize this: Every sexually immoral or impure or greedy person, who is an idolater, does not have an inheritance in the kingdom of the Messiah and of God.
The one who loves money is never satisfied with money, and whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with income. This too is futile.
So My people come to you in crowds, sit in front of you, and hear your words, but they don’t obey them. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest profit.
Deacons, likewise, should be worthy of respect, not hypocritical, not drinking a lot of wine, not greedy for money,
Gehazi, the attendant of Elisha the man of God, thought: My master has let this Aramean Naaman off lightly by not accepting from him what he brought. As the Lord lives, I will run after him and get something from him.
They are like a lion eager to tear,
like a young lion lurking in ambush.
They have eyes full of adultery and are always looking for sin. They seduce unstable people and have hearts trained in greed. Children under a curse!
“Therefore, I stretched out My hand against you and reduced your provisions. I gave you over to the desire of those who hate you, the Philistine women, who were embarrassed by your indecent behavior.
So they named that place Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had craved the meat.
By justice a king brings stability to a land,
but a man who demands “contributions”
demolishes it.
They are filled with all unrighteousness, evil, greed, and wickedness. They are full of envy, murder, quarrels, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
The Lord will keep him and preserve him;
he will be blessed in the land.
You will not give him over to the desire of his enemies.
However, his sons did not walk in his ways—they turned toward dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence!
Because his appetite is never satisfied,
he does not let anything he desires escape.
Contemptible people among them had a strong craving for other food. The Israelites cried again and said, “Who will feed us meat?
Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had pride, plenty of food, and comfortable security, but didn’t support the poor and needy.
Therefore, Naaman’s skin disease will cling to you and your descendants forever.” So Gehazi went out from his presence diseased—white as snow.
From Thematic Bible
balaam » besetting sin » greed
They have gone astray by abandoning the straight path
greed » General references to
However, his sons did not walk in his ways—they turned toward dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.
but the one who hates bribes will live.
her priests teach for payment,
and her prophets practice divination for money.
Yet they lean on the Lord, saying,
“Isn’t the Lord
No disaster will overtake us.”
they never have enough.
And they are shepherds
who have no discernment;
all of them turn to their own way,
every last one for his own gain.
For the love of money is a root
greed » Misery of
Your silver and gold are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You stored up treasure in the last days!
The one who loves money is never satisfied with money, and whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with income. This too is futile.
But those who want to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge people into ruin and destruction.
So he threw the silver into the sanctuary
it takes the lives of those who receive it.
greed » Avaricious men, examples of » Judas
and said, "What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?" So they weighed out 30 pieces of silver for him. And from that time he started looking for a good opportunity to betray Him.
He didn’t say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief.
greed » Avaricious men, examples of » Achan
When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Babylon,
they never have enough.
And they are shepherds
who have no discernment;
all of them turn to their own way,
every last one for his own gain.
greed » Avaricious men, examples of » The jews
her priests teach for payment,
and her prophets practice divination for money.
Yet they lean on the Lord, saying,
“Isn’t the Lord
No disaster will overtake us.”
on the dust of the ground
and block the path of the needy.
A man and his father have sexual relations
with the same girl,
profaning My holy name.
greed » Results of » Disappointment
The one who loves money is never satisfied with money, and whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with income. This too is futile.
greed » Results of » Family trouble
but the one who hates bribes will live.
greed » Results of » Apostasy
For the love of money is a root
greed » Results of » Folly
is like a partridge that hatches eggs it didn’t lay.
In the middle of his days
his riches will abandon him,
so in the end he will be a fool.
greed » Avaricious men, examples of » The people of tyre
she has heaped up silver like dust
and gold like the dirt of the streets.
greed » Avaricious men, examples of » balaam
They have gone astray by abandoning the straight path
greed » Instances of » The descendants of joseph
Joseph's descendants said to Joshua: "Why did you give us only one tribal allotment as an inheritance? We have many people, because the Lord has greatly blessed us." "If you have so many people," Joshua replied to them, "go to the forest and clear [an area] for yourselves there in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim, because Ephraim's hill country is too small for you." But the descendants of Joseph said, "The hill country is not enough for us, and all the Canaanites who inhabit the valley area have iron chariots, both at Beth-shean with its towns and in the Jezreel Valley." read more.
So Joshua replied to Joseph's family (that is, Ephraim and Manasseh), "You have many people and great strength. You will not have just one lot, because the hill country will be yours also. It is a forest; clear it and its outlying areas will be yours. You can also drive out the Canaanites, even though they have iron chariots and are strong."
greed » Avaricious men, examples of » The masters of the philippian damsel
When her owners saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas
greed » Avaricious men, examples of » Governor felix
At the same time he was also hoping that money would be given to him by Paul.
greed » Results of » Misery
Your silver and gold are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You stored up treasure in the last days!
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but the one who hates bribes will live.
Judas » greed » Protest » Breaking » Ointment
Then one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot (who was about to betray Him), said, "Why wasn't this fragrant oil sold for 300 denarii and given to the poor?" He didn't say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief. He was in charge of the money-bag and would steal part of what was put in it.
Judas » greed » His apostasy
Judas (jude) » Surnamed "iscariot." » greed » By his bargaining to betray jesus for a sum of money
Now by the time of supper, the Devil
Then one of the Twelve-the man called Judas Iscariot-went to the chief priests and said, "What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?" So they weighed out 30 pieces of silver for him. And from that time he started looking for a good opportunity to betray Him.
Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to hand Him over to them. And when they heard this, they were glad and promised to give him silver. So he started looking for a good opportunity to betray Him.
Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, who was numbered among the Twelve. He went away and discussed with the chief priests and temple police how he could hand Him over to them. They were glad and agreed to give him silver. read more.
So he accepted [the offer] and started looking for a good opportunity to betray Him to them when the crowd was not present.
Repression of evil » Seven evils to be repressed » greed
Seven » Evils to be repressed » greed
worldly Snares » greed
But those who want to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge people into ruin and destruction.
Temptation » Special sources of worldly snares » greed
But those who want to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge people into ruin and destruction.
Topics on Greed
Greed, Believers' Response To
Proverbs 28:6
than a rich man who distorts right and wrong.
Greed, Condemnation Of
Psalm 10:3
the one who is greedy curses
The Misery Of Greed
Proverbs 1:19
it takes the lives of those who receive it.