Meaning
Covetousness General references
Exo 18:21; Exo 20:17; Deu 5:21; Neh 5:7; Job 20:15; Job 31:25; Job 31:28; Psa 10:3; Psa 119:36; Pro 1:19; Pro 11:24; Pro 11:26; Pro 15:27; Pro 21:26; Pro 22:16; Pro 23:5; Pro 30:9; Ecc 1:8; Ecc 4:8; Ecc 5:11; Isa 1:23; Isa 5:8; Isa 56:11; Isa 57:17; Jer 6:13; Jer 8:10; Jer 17:11; Jer 22:17; Jer 51:13; Eze 22:13; Eze 33:31; Hos 4:18; Hos 10:1; Mic 2:2; Mic 3:11; Mic 7:3; Hab 1:16; Hab 2:9; Hag 1:6; Mal 1:10; Mat 6:21; Mat 6:25; Mat 6:33; Mat 13:22; Mar 4:19; Luk 7:14; Mat 16:26; Mat 19:24; Luk 18:25; Mat 22:14; Mar 7:23; Luk 12:21; Luk 12:34; Luk 14:24; Joh 6:27; Rom 1:29; Rom 13:9; 1Co 5:11; Eph 5:3; Eph 5:5; 1Co 6:10; Col 3:2; Col 3:6; Phi 3:19; 1Th 2:5; 1Ti 3:3; Tit 1:11; 1Ti 6:11; 1Ti 6:17; 2Ti 3:2; Tit 1:7; Heb 13:5; Jas 4:2; Jas 4:17; 1Pe 5:2; 2Pe 2:3; 2Pe 2:16; 1Jn 2:17;
Avarice; Rich, The; Riches; Worldliness
Instances of:
- Eve, in desiring the forbidden fruit
Gen 3:6
- Lot, in choosing the plain of the Jordan
Gen 13:13
- Laban:
b in giving Rebekah to be Isaac's wife
Gen 24:51
b in deceiving Jacob when he served him seven years for Rachel
Gen 29:30
b in deceiving Jacob in wages
Gen 31:7; Gen 31:15; Gen 31:42
- Jacob:
b in defrauding Esau of his father's blessing
Gen 27:29
b in defrauding Laban of his flocks and herds
Gen 30:43
b in buying Esau's birthright
Gen 25:31
- Balaam, in loving the wages of unrighteousness
2Pe 2:15; Num 22
- Achan, in hiding the treasure
Jos 7:21
- Eli's sons, in taking the flesh of the sacrifice
1Sa 2:17
- Samuel's sons, in taking bribes
1Sa 8:3
- Saul, in sparing Agag and the booty
1Sa 15:9
- David, of Bath-Sheba
2Sa 11:5
- Ahab, in desiring Naboth's vineyard
1Ki 21:16
- Gehazi, in taking a gift from Naaman
2Ki 5:27
- Jews:
b in exacting usury of their brethren
Neh 5:11
b in keeping back the portion of the Levites
Neh 13:10
b in building fine houses while the house of the Lord lay waste
Hag 1:9
b in following Jesus for the loaves and fishes
Joh 6:26
- Money changers in the temple
Mat 21:13; Luk 19:46; Joh 2:16
- The rich young ruler
Mat 19:22
- The rich fool
Luk 12:21
- Judas, in betraying Jesus for thirty pieces of silver
Mat 26:16; Mar 14:11; Luk 22:6; Joh 12:6
- The unjust steward
Luk 16:8
- The Pharisees
Luk 16:14
- Simon Magus, in trying to buy the gift of the Holy Ghost
Act 8:23
- The sorcerers, in filing complaint against Paul and Silas
Act 16:19
- Demetrius, in raising a riot against Paul and Silas
Act 19:24; Act 19:27
- Festus, in hoping for a bribe from Paul
Act 24:26
- Demas, in forsaking Paul for love of the world
2Ti 4:10
Avarice; Bribery; Rich, The; Riches
