16 occurrences in 12 translations

'Covet' in the Bible

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.

For I will drive out nations before you and enlarge your territory. No one will covet your land when you go up three times a year to appear before the Lord your God.

Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour's.

You must burn up the carved images of their gods. Don’t covet the silver and gold on the images and take it for yourself, or else you will be ensnared by it, for it is abhorrent to the Lord your God.

Now as for you, everything has been turned over for destruction. Don't covet or take any of these things. Otherwise, you'll make the camp of Israel itself an object worthy of destruction, and bring trouble on it.

Then the hungry will devour his harvest, snatching it even from the midst of thorns, while the thirsty covet their wealth.

There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the righteous give and don't withhold.

Thou shalt not covet;' and the sin having received an opportunity, through the command, did work in me all covetousness -- for apart from law sin is dead.

For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Now these things [the warnings and admonitions] took place as examples for us, so that we would not crave evil things as they did.

Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
ζηλόω 
Zeloo 
Usage: 10

אוה 
'avah 
Usage: 26

בּצע 
Batsa` 
Usage: 17

בּצע 
Betsa` 
Usage: 22

חמד 
Chamad 
Usage: 30

ἀφιλάργυρος 
Aphilarguros 
Usage: 2

ἐπιθυμέω 
Epithumeo 
Usage: 10

ὀρέγομαι 
Oregomai 
Usage: 3

πλεονέκτης 
Pleonektes 
Usage: 4

πλεονεξία 
Pleonexia 
Usage: 8

φιλάργυρος 
Philarguros 
Usage: 2

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