covetousness
The Bible addresses covetousness honestly, offering both warning and the hope of redemption through Christ.
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Overview
Explore what the Bible says about covetousness. This collection of 13 key Scripture passages reveals God's wisdom and guidance on this important theme.
Topical Index
36 sub-topics from Nave's Topical Bible
General scriptures concerning
INSTANCES OF
Eve, in desiring the forbidden fruit
Lot, in choosing the plain of the Jordan
Laban
In giving Rebekah to be Isaac's wife
In deceiving Jacob when he served him seven years for Rachel
In deceiving Jacob in wages
Jacob
In defrauding Esau of his, father's blessing
In defrauding Laban of his flocks and herds
In buying Esau's birthright
Balaam, in loving the wages of unrighteousness
Achan, in hiding the treasure
Eli's sons, in taking the flesh of the sacrifice
Samuel's sons, in taking bribes
Saul, in sparing, Agag and the booty
David, of Bath-sheba
Ahab, in desiring Naboth's vineyard
Gehazi, in taking a gift from Naaman
Some Jews
In exacting usury from their brethren
In keeping back the portion of the Levites
In building fine houses while the house of the Lord lay waste
In following Jesus merely for the loaves and fish
... and 11 more sub-topics
Key Verses
Exodus 18:21
General scriptures concerning
Genesis 3:6
Eve, in desiring the forbidden fruit
Genesis 13:10-13
Lot, in choosing the plain of the Jordan
Genesis 24:29-51
In giving Rebekah to be Isaac's wife
Genesis 29:15-30
In deceiving Jacob when he served him seven years for Rachel
Genesis 31:7,15,41,42
In deceiving Jacob in wages
Genesis 27:6-29
In defrauding Esau of his, father's blessing
Genesis 30:35-43
In defrauding Laban of his flocks and herds
Genesis 25:31
In buying Esau's birthright
2 Peter 2:15
Balaam, in loving the wages of unrighteousness