23 Bible Verses about Greed

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1 Corinthians 5:10

certainly not meaning the fornicators of this world, or the covetous and extortioners, or idolaters; for to do this ye must go out of the world.

1 Corinthians 6:10

nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

1 Thessalonians 2:5

For neither at any time did we use flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloak of covetousness, God is witness;

Mark 7:22

thefts, murders, adulteries, covetousness, iniquities, deceit, wantonness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.

1 Corinthians 5:11

But this is what I wrote you, not to keep company with any one called a brother, if he be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one not even to eat.

Mark 7:23

All these evil things come from within, and defile a man.

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James 5:3

your gold and silver is rusted, and the rust of them will be a witness against you, and will eat your flesh as fire; ye have heaped up treasure in the last days!

More verses: Habakkuk 2:9-10

greed » Avaricious men, examples of » Judas

Matthew 26:15-16

and said, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him up to you? And they paid him thirty pieces of silver. And from that time he sought an opportunity to deliver him up.

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

greed » Results of » Folly

greed » Avaricious men, examples of » The people of tyre

greed » Avaricious men, examples of » balaam

greed » Instances of » The descendants of joseph

greed » Avaricious men, examples of » The masters of the philippian damsel

Acts 16:19

But her masters seeing that the hope of their gain was gone, laid hold of Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the marketplace to the rulers;

greed » Avaricious men, examples of » Governor felix

Acts 24:26

He hoped also that money would be given him by Paul; on which account he sent for him the oftener, and conversed with him.

greed » Results of » Misery

James 5:3

your gold and silver is rusted, and the rust of them will be a witness against you, and will eat your flesh as fire; ye have heaped up treasure in the last days!

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Judas » greed » Protest » Breaking » Ointment

John 12:4-6

But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, he who was about to betray him, saith, Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred denaries, and given to the poor? And this he said, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and kept the purse, and bore what was put therein.

Judas » greed » His apostasy

Judas (jude) » Surnamed "iscariot." » greed » By his bargaining to betray jesus for a sum of money

John 13:2

And supper being served,the Devil having already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray him,

Matthew 26:14-16

Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests, and said, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him up to you? And they paid him thirty pieces of silver. And from that time he sought an opportunity to deliver him up.

Mark 14:10-11

And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests, that he might deliver him up to them. And they when they heard it were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought a good opportunity to deliver him up.

Luke 22:3-6

And Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve. And he went away, and consulted with the chief priests and captains, how he might deliver him up to them. And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money. read more.
And he agreed with them, and sought a good opportunity to deliver him up to them in the absence of the multitude.

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worldly Snares » greed

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