Covetousness

-General scriptures concerning EXO 18:21; 20:17; DEU 5:21; NEH 5:7; JOB 20:15; 31:24,25,28; PSA 10:3; 119:36; PRO 1:19; 11:24,26; 15:27; 21:25,26; 22:16; 23:4,5; 30:8,9; ECC 1:2-8; 4:8; 5:10,11; ISA 1:23; 5:8; 56:11; 57:17; JER 6:13; 8:10; 17:11; 22:17; 51:13; EZK 22:12,13; 33:31; HOS 4:18; 10:1; MIC 2:2; 3:11; 7:3; HAB 1:15,16; 2:5-9; HAG 1:6; MAL 1:10; MAT 6:19-21,24,25,31-33; 13:22; 16:26; 19:23,24; 22:1-14; MRK 4:19; 7:21-23; LUK 7:14; 12:15-21,33,34; 14:16-24; 18:24,25; JHN 6:26,27; ROM 1:29; 13:9; 1CO 5:11; 6:10; EPH 5:3,5; COL 3:2,5,6; PHP 3:18,19; 1TH 2:5; 1TI 3:3; 6:5-11,17; 2TI 3:2; TIT 1:7,11; HEB 13:5; JAS 4:2,13-17; 1PE 5:2; 2PE 2:3,14-16; 1JN 2:15-17; Jude 1:11 -See AVARICE -See RICH -See RICHES -See WORLDLINESS -INSTANCES OF -Eve, in desiring the forbidden fruit GEN 3:6 -Lot, in choosing the plain of the Jordan GEN 13:10-13 -Laban -In giving Rebekah to be Isaac's wife GEN 24:29-51 -In deceiving Jacob when he served him seven years for Rachel GEN 29:15-30 -In deceiving Jacob in wages GEN 31:7,15,41,42 -Jacob -In defrauding Esau of his, father's blessing GEN 27:6-29 -In defrauding Laban of his flocks and herds GEN 30:35-43 -In buying Esau's birthright GEN 25:31 -Balaam, in loving the wages of unrighteousness 2PE 2:15; with NUM 22 -Achan, in hiding the treasure JOS 7:21 -Eli's sons, in taking the flesh of the sacrifice 1SA 2:13-17 -Samuel's sons, in taking bribes 1SA 8:3 -Saul, in sparing, Agag and the booty 1SA 15:8,9 -David, of Bath-sheba 2SA 11:2-5 -Ahab, in desiring Naboth's vineyard 1KI 21:2-16 -Gehazi, in taking a gift from Naaman 2KI 5:20-27 -Some Jews -In exacting usury from their brethren NEH 5:1-11 -In keeping back the portion of the Levites NEH 13:10 -In building fine houses while the house of the Lord lay waste HAG 1:4-9 -In following Jesus merely for the loaves and fish JHN 6:26 -Money-changers in the temple MAT 21:12,13; LUK 19:45,46; JHN 2:14-16 -The rich young ruler MAT 19:16-22 -The rich fool LUK 12:15-21 -Judas, in betraying Jesus for twenty pieces of silver MAT 26:15,16; MRK 14:10,11; LUK 22:3-6; JHN 12:6 -The unjust steward LUK 16:1-8 -The Pharisees LUK 16:14 -Simon Magus, in trying to buy the gift of the Holy Spirit ACT 8:18-23 -The sorcerers, in filing complaint against Paul and Silas ACT 16:19 -Demetrius, in raising a riot against Paul and Silas ACT 19:24,27 -Festus, in hoping for a bribe from Paul ACT 24:26 -Demas in forsaking Paul for love of the world 2TI 4:10 -See AVARICE -See BRIBERY -See RICH -See RICHES