General scriptures concerning
Exodus 18:21; 20:17; Deuteronomy 5:21; Nehemiah 5:7; Job 20:15; 31:24,25,28; Psalms 10:3; 119:36; Proverbs 1:19; 11:24,26; 15:27; 21:25,26; 22:16; 23:4,5; 30:8,9; Ecclesiastes 1:2-8; 4:8; 5:10,11; Isaiah 1:23; 5:8; 56:11; 57:17; Jeremiah 6:13; 8:10; 17:11; 22:17; 51:13; Ezekiel 22:12,13; 33:31; Hosea 4:18; 10:1; Micah 2:2; 3:11; 7:3; Habakkuk 1:15,16; 2:5-9; Haggai 1:6; Malachi 1:10; Matthew 6:19-21,24,25,31-33; 13:22; 16:26; 19:23,24; 22:1-14; Mark 4:19; 7:21-23; Luke 7:14; 12:15-21,33,34; 14:16-24; 18:24,25; John 6:26,27; Romans 1:29; 13:9; 1 Corinthians 5:11; 6:10; Ephesians 5:3,5; Colossians 3:2,5,6; Philippians 3:18,19; 1 Thessalonians 2:5; 1 Timothy 3:3; 6:5-11,17; 2 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:7,11; Hebrews 13:5; James 4:2,13-17; 1 Peter 5:2; 2 Peter 2:3,14-16; 1 John 2:15-17; Jude 1:11
Instances
Eve, in desiring the forbidden fruit
Genesis 3:6
Lot, in choosing the plain of the Jordan
Genesis 13:10-13
Laban
In giving Rebekah to be Isaac’s wife
Genesis 24:29-51
In deceiving Jacob when he served him seven years for Rachel
Genesis 29:15-30
In deceiving Jacob in wages
Genesis 31:7,15,41,42
Jacob
In defrauding Esau of his, father’s blessing
Genesis 27:6-29
In defrauding Laban of his flocks and herds
Genesis 30:35-43
In buying Esau’s birthright
Genesis 25:31
Balaam, in loving the wages of unrighteousness
2 Peter 2:15; Numbers 22
Achan, in hiding the treasure
Joshua 7:21
Eli’s sons, in taking the flesh of the sacrifice
1 Samuel 2:13-17
Samuel’s sons, in taking bribes
1 Samuel 8:3
Saul, in sparing, Agag and the booty
1 Samuel 15:8,9
David, of Bath-sheba
2 Samuel 11:2-5
Ahab, in desiring Naboth’s vineyard
1 Kings 21:2-16
Gehazi, in taking a gift from Naaman
2 Kings 5:20-27
Some Jews
In exacting usury from their brethren
Nehemiah 5:1-11
In keeping back the portion of the Levites
Nehemiah 13:10
In building fine houses while the house of the Lord lay Waste
Haggai 1:4-9
In following Jesus merely for the loaves and fish
John 6:26
Money-changers in the temple
Matthew 21:12,13; Luke 19:45,46; John 2:14-16
The rich young ruler
Matthew 19:16-22
The rich fool
Luke 12:15-21
Judas, in betraying Jesus for twenty pieces of silver
Matthew 26:15,16; Mark 14:10,11; Luke 22:3-6; John 12:6
The unjust steward
Luke 16:1-8
The Pharisees
Luke 16:14
Simon Magus, in trying to buy the gift of the Holy Spirit
Acts 8:18-23
The sorcerers, in filing complaint against Paul and Silas
Acts 16:19
Demetrius, in raising a riot against Paul and Silas
Acts 19:24,27
Festus, in hoping for a bribe from Paul
Acts 24:26
Demas in forsaking Paul for love of the world
2 Timothy 4:10
General Bible Verses On Covetousness
1. Luke 12:15
And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
2. Colossians 3:5
Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
3. Hebrews 13:5
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
4. Ephesians 5:3
But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints.
5. Exodus 20:17
“You shall not covet your neighbour’s house; you shall not covet your neighbour’s wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbour’s.”
6. Ephesians 5:5
For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
7. Psalm 119:36
Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!
8. Romans 7:7
What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. For I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.”
9. 1 Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.
10. 1 John 2:15-17
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.
11. Luke 12:15-21
And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man produced plentifully, and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.”’ …
12. Mark 7:20-23
And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”
13. Ezekiel 33:31
And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say, but they will not do it; for with lustful talk in their mouths they act; their heart is set on their gain.
14. Romans 13:9
For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbour as yourself.”
15. James 4:2
You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask.
16. Mark 7:22
Coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness.
