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Verse 15

And{G1161} he said{G2036} unto{G4314} them,{G846} Take heed,{G3708} and{G2532} keep{G5442} yourselves from{G575} all covetousness:{G4124} for{G3754} a man's{G5100} {G846} life{G2222} consisteth{G2076} not{G3756} in{G1722} the abundance{G4052} of{G1537} the things which{G5224} he{G846} possesseth.{G5224}

Referenced Verses

1 Tim 6:6-9 : 6 But{G1161} godliness{G2150} with{G3326} contentment{G841} is{G2076} great{G3173} gain:{G4200} 7 for{G1063} we brought{G1533} nothing{G3762} into{G1519} the world,{G2889} for neither{G1212} can{G1410} we carry{G1627} {G3761} anything{G5100} out;{G1627} 8 but{G1161} having{G2192} food{G1305} and{G2532} covering{G4629} we shall be{G714} therewith{G5125} content.{G714} 9 But{G1161} they that are minded{G1014} to be rich{G4147} fall{G1706} into{G1519} a temptation{G3986} and{G2532} a snare{G3803} and{G2532} many{G4183} foolish{G453} and{G2532} hurtful{G983} lusts,{G1939} such as{G3748} drown{G1036} men{G444} in{G1519} destruction{G3639} and{G2532} perdition.{G684} 10 For{G1063} the love of money{G5365} is{G2076} a root{G4491} of all{G3956} kinds of evil:{G2556} which{G3739} {G3713} some{G5100} reaching after{G3713} have been led astray{G635} from{G575} the faith,{G4102} and{G2532} have pierced{G4044} themselves{G1438} through{G4044} with many{G4183} sorrows.{G3601}
Heb 13:5 : 5 Be ye{G5158} free from the love{G866} of money; content{G714} with such things as ye have:{G3918} for{G1063} himself{G846} hath said,{G2046} I will{G447} in no{G3756} wise{G3361} fail{G447} thee,{G4571} neither will I in any{G3756} wise{G3361} forsake{G1459} thee.{G4571}
Prov 16:16 : 16 How much better{H2896} is it to get{H7069} wisdom{H2451} than gold!{H2742} Yea, to get{H7069} understanding{H998} is rather to be chosen{H977} than silver.{H3701}
Jer 22:17-18 : 17 But thine eyes{H5869} and thy heart{H3820} are not but for thy covetousness,{H1215} and for shedding{H8210} innocent{H5355} blood,{H1818} and for oppression,{H6233} and for violence,{H4835} to do{H6213} it. 18 Therefore thus saith{H559} Jehovah{H3068} concerning Jehoiakim{H3079} the son{H1121} of Josiah,{H2977} king{H4428} of Judah:{H3063} they shall not lament{H5594} for him, [saying], Ah{H1945} my brother!{H251} or, Ah{H1945} sister!{H269} They shall not lament{H5594} for him, [saying] Ah{H1945} lord!{H113} or, Ah{H1945} his glory!{H1935}
Ps 62:10 : 10 Trust{H982} not in oppression,{H6233} And become not vain{H1891} in robbery:{H1498} If riches{H2428} increase,{H5107} set{H7896} not your heart{H3820} [thereon].
Ps 119:36-37 : 36 Incline{H5186} my heart{H3820} unto thy testimonies,{H5715} And not to covetousness.{H1215} 37 Turn away{H5674} mine eyes{H5869} from beholding{H7200} vanity,{H7723} And quicken{H2421} me in thy ways.{H1870}
Prov 15:16 : 16 Better{H2896} is little,{H4592} with the fear{H3374} of Jehovah,{H3068} Than great{H7227} treasure{H214} and trouble{H4103} therewith.
2 Tim 3:2 : 2 For{G1063} men{G444} shall be{G2071} lovers of self,{G5367} lovers of money,{G5366} boastful,{G213} haughty,{G5244} railers,{G989} disobedient{G545} to parents,{G1118} unthankful,{G884} unholy,{G462}
2 Pet 2:3 : 3 And{G2532} in{G1722} covetousness{G4124} shall they{G1710} with feigned{G4112} words{G3056} make merchandise{G1710} of you:{G5209} whose{G3739} sentence{G2917} now{G691} from of old{G1597} lingereth{G691} not,{G3756} and{G2532} their{G846} destruction{G684} slumbereth{G3573} not.{G3756}
Mic 2:2 : 2 And they covet{H2530} fields,{H7704} and seize{H1497} them; and houses,{H1004} and take them away:{H5375} and they oppress{H6231} a man{H1397} and his house,{H1004} even a man{H376} and his heritage.{H5159}
Hab 2:9 : 9 Woe{H1945} to him that getteth{H1214} an evil{H7451} gain{H1215} for his house,{H1004} that he may set{H7760} his nest{H7064} on high,{H4791} that he may be delivered{H5337} from the hand{H3709} of evil!{H7451}
Matt 6:25-26 : 25 Therefore{G1223} I{G5124} say{G3004} unto you,{G5213} be{G3309} not{G3361} anxious{G3309} for{G5590} your{G5216} life,{G5590} what{G5101} ye shall eat,{G5315} or{G2532} what{G5101} ye shall drink;{G4095} nor yet{G3366} for{G4983} your{G5216} body,{G4983} what{G5101} ye shall put on.{G1746} Is{G2076} not{G3780} the life{G5590} more{G4119} than the food,{G5160} and{G2532} the body{G4983} than the raiment?{G1742} 26 Behold{G1689} the birds{G4071} of the heaven,{G3772} that{G3754} they sow{G4687} not,{G3756} neither{G3761} do they reap,{G2325} nor{G3761} gather{G4863} into{G1519} barns;{G596} and{G2532} your{G5216} heavenly{G3770} Father{G3962} feedeth{G5142} them.{G846} Are{G1308} not{G3756} ye{G5210} of{G3756} much{G3123} more value{G1308} then they?{G846}
Mark 7:22 : 22 covetings,{G4124} wickednesses,{G4189} deceit,{G1388} lasciviousness,{G766} an{G3788} evil{G4189} eye,{G3788} railing,{G988} pride,{G5243} foolishness:{G877}
Luke 8:14 : 14 And{G1161} that{G3588} which fell{G4098} among{G1519} the thorns,{G173} these are{G1526} they{G3778} that{G3588} have heard,{G191} and{G2532} as they go on their way{G4198} they are choked{G4846} with{G5259} cares{G3308} and{G2532} riches{G4149} and{G2532} pleasures{G2237} of{G979} [this] life,{G979} and{G2532} bring{G5052} no fruit{G3756} to perfection.{G5052}
Luke 16:14 : 14 And{G1161} the Pharisees,{G5330} who{G2532} were{G5225} lovers of money,{G5366} heard{G191} all{G3956} these things;{G5023} and{G2532} they scoffed{G1592} at him.{G846}
Luke 21:34 : 34 But{G1161} take heed to{G4337} yourselves,{G1438} lest haply{G3379} your{G5216} hearts{G2588} be overcharged{G925} with{G1722} surfeiting,{G2897} and{G2532} drunkenness,{G3178} and{G2532} cares{G3308} of this life,{G982} and{G2532} that{G1565} day{G2250} come{G2186} on{G1909} you{G5209} suddenly as a snare:{G160}
1 Cor 5:10-11 : 10 {G2532} not{G3756} at all [meaning]{G3843} with the fornicators{G4205} of this{G5127} world,{G2889} or{G2228} with the covetous{G4123} and{G2228} extortioners,{G727} or{G2228} with idolaters;{G1496} for{G1893} then{G686} must ye needs{G3784} go out{G1831} of{G1537} the world:{G2889} 11 but{G1161} as it is,{G3570} I wrote{G1125} unto you{G5213} not{G3361} to keep company,{G4874} if{G1437} any man{G5100} that is named a{G2228} brother{G80} be{G1510} a{G2228} fornicator,{G4205} or{G2228} covetous,{G4123} or{G2228} an idolater,{G1496} or{G2228} a reviler,{G3060} or{G2228} a drunkard,{G3183} or{G2228} an extortioner;{G727} with such a one{G5108} no, not{G3366} to eat.{G4906}
1 Cor 6:10 : 10 nor{G3777} thieves,{G2812} nor{G3777} covetous,{G4123} nor{G3777} drunkards,{G3183} nor{G3756} revilers,{G3060} nor{G3756} extortioners,{G727} shall{G3756} inherit{G2816} the kingdom{G932} of God.{G2316}
Eph 5:3-5 : 3 But{G1161} fornication,{G4202} and{G2532} all{G3956} uncleanness,{G167} or{G2228} covetousness,{G4124} let it{G3687} not even{G3366} be named{G3687} among{G1722} you,{G5213} as{G2531} becometh{G4241} saints;{G40} 4 nor{G2532} filthiness,{G151} nor{G2532} foolish talking,{G3473} or{G2228} jesting,{G2160} which{G3588} are{G433} not{G3756} befitting:{G433} but{G235} rather{G3123} giving of thanks.{G2169} 5 For{G1063} this{G5124} ye know{G1097} of a surety,{G2075} that{G3754} no{G3956} fornicator,{G4205} nor{G2228} unclean person,{G169} nor{G2228} covetous man,{G4123} who{G3739} is{G2076} an idolater,{G1496} hath{G2192} any{G3756} inheritance{G2817} in{G1722} the kingdom{G932} of Christ{G5547} and{G2532} God.{G2316}
Col 3:5 : 5 Put to death{G3499} therefore{G3767} your{G5216} members{G3196} which{G3588} are upon{G1909} the earth:{G1093} fornication,{G4202} uncleanness,{G167} passion,{G3806} evil{G2556} desire,{G1939} and{G2532} covetousness,{G4124} which{G3748} is{G2076} idolatry;{G1495}
Prov 23:4-5 : 4 Weary{H3021} not thyself to be rich;{H6238} Cease{H2308} from thine own wisdom.{H998} 5 Wilt thou set{H5774} thine eyes{H5869} upon that which is not? For [riches] certainly{H6213} make{H6213} themselves wings,{H3671} Like an eagle{H5404} that flieth{H5774} toward heaven.{H8064}
Prov 28:16 : 16 The prince{H5057} that lacketh{H2638} understanding{H8394} is also a great{H7227} oppressor;{H4642} [But] he that hateth{H8130} covetousness{H1215} shall prolong{H748} his days.{H3117}
Eccl 4:6-8 : 6 Better{H2896} is a handful,{H3709} with quietness,{H5183} than two{H2651} handfuls{H4393} with labor{H5999} and striving{H7469} after wind.{H7307} 7 Then I returned{H7725} and saw{H7200} vanity{H1892} under the sun.{H8121} 8 There is{H3426} one{H259} that is alone, and he hath not a second;{H8145} yea, he hath neither son{H1121} nor brother;{H251} yet is there no end{H7093} of all his labor,{H5999} neither are his eyes{H5869} satisfied{H7646} with riches.{H6239} For whom then, [saith he], do I labor,{H6001} and deprive{H2637} my soul{H5315} of good?{H2896} This also is vanity,{H1892} yea, it is a sore{H7451} travail.{H6045}
Eccl 5:10-16 : 10 He that loveth{H157} silver{H3701} shall not be satisfied{H7646} with silver;{H3701} nor he that loveth{H157} abundance,{H1995} with increase:{H8393} this also is vanity.{H1892} 11 When goods{H2896} increase,{H7235} they are increased{H7231} that eat{H398} them; and what advantage{H3788} is there to the owner{H1167} thereof, save{H518} the beholding{H7207} [of them] with his eyes?{H5869} 12 The sleep{H8142} of a laboring man{H5647} is sweet,{H4966} whether he eat{H398} little{H4592} or much;{H7235} but the fulness{H7647} of the rich{H6223} will not suffer{H3240} him to sleep.{H3462} 13 There is{H3426} a grievous{H2470} evil{H7451} which I have seen{H7200} under the sun,{H8121} [namely], riches{H6239} kept{H8104} by the owner{H1167} thereof to his hurt:{H7451} 14 and those riches{H6239} perish{H6} by evil{H7451} adventure;{H6045} and if he hath begotten{H3205} a son,{H1121} there is nothing{H3972} in his hand.{H3027} 15 As he came forth{H3318} from his mother's{H517} womb,{H990} naked{H6174} shall he go{H3212} again{H7725} as he came,{H935} and shall take{H5375} nothing{H3972} for his labor,{H5999} which he may carry away{H3212} in his hand.{H3027} 16 And this{H2090} also is a grievous{H2470} evil,{H7451} that in all points{H5980} as he came,{H935} so shall he go:{H3212} and what profit{H3504} hath he that he laboreth{H5998} for the wind?{H7307}
Jer 6:13 : 13 For from the least{H6996} of them even unto the greatest{H1419} of them every one is given{H1214} to covetousness;{H1215} and from the prophet{H5030} even unto the priest{H3548} every one dealeth{H6213} falsely.{H8267}
Josh 7:21 : 21 when I saw{H7200} among the spoil{H7998} a{H259} goodly{H2896} Babylonish{H8152} mantle,{H155} and two hundred{H3967} shekels{H8255} of silver,{H3701} and a{H259} wedge{H3956} of gold{H2091} of fifty{H2572} shekels{H8255} weight,{H4948} then I coveted{H2530} them, and took{H3947} them; and, behold, they are hid{H2934} in the earth{H776} in the midst{H8432} of my tent,{H168} and the silver{H3701} under it.
Job 2:4 : 4 And Satan{H7854} answered{H6030} Jehovah,{H3068} and said,{H559} Skin{H5785} for skin,{H5785} yea, all that a man{H376} hath will he give{H5414} for his life.{H5315}
Job 31:24-25 : 24 If I have made{H7760} gold{H2091} my hope,{H3689} And have said{H559} to the fine gold,{H3800} [Thou art] my confidence;{H4009} 25 If I have rejoiced{H8055} because my wealth{H2428} was great,{H7227} And because my hand{H3027} had gotten{H4672} much;{H3524}
Ps 10:3 : 3 For the wicked{H7563} boasteth{H1984} of his heart's{H5315} desire,{H8378} And the covetous{H1214} renounceth,{H1288} [yea], contemneth{H5006} Jehovah.{H3068}
Ps 37:16 : 16 Better{H2896} is a little{H4592} that the righteous{H6662} hath Than the abundance{H1995} of many{H7227} wicked.{H7563}
2 Pet 2:14 : 14 having{G2192} eyes{G3788} full{G3324} of adultery,{G3428} and{G2532} that cannot cease{G180} from sin;{G266} enticing{G1185} unstedfast{G793} souls;{G2192} having a heart{G2588} exercised{G1128} in covetousness;{G4124} children{G5043} of cursing;{G2671}