'Greedy' in the Bible
And he called the name of that place Kibroth Hattaavah because they buried the people that {were greedy}.
for [the] wicked boasts about the desire of his {heart}, and [the] one greedy for gain curses [and] treats Yahweh with contempt.
Thus are the ways of all who are greedy [for] gain-- it will take the life of its possessors.
He who makes trouble for his house [is] he who is greedy for unjust gain, but he who hates bribes will live.
The {greedy person} will stir up strife, but he who trusts in Yahweh will be enriched.
And the dogs {have a greedy appetite}; they {are never satisfied}. And they are [the] shepherds! They do not have understanding. They all turn to their [own] way, each one for his [own] gain, {every one of them}.
{They feed on the sin of my people}, {they are greedy} for their iniquity.
By no means [did I mean] the sexually immoral people of this world or the greedy people and swindlers or idolaters, since then you would have to depart out of the world.
But now I have written to you not to associate with any so-called brother, if he is a sexually immoral person or a greedy person or an idolater or an abusive person or a drunkard or a swindler--with such a person not even to eat.
nor thieves, nor greedy persons, not drunkards, not abusive persons, not swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
For this you know {for certain}, that every sexually immoral [person], or unclean [person], or greedy [person] (who is an idolater), does not have an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
For it is necessary [for] the overseer to be blameless as God's steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain,
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- Avaricious (3 instances)
- Covetous (13 instances)
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- Greedy (32 instances)