Covetousness (+) topical Bible references on Covetousness and Greed, putting the earthly above and before, a higher priority than the heavenly.
Covetousness, Topical References is a list of Bible references on Covetousness, which is placing the earthly above the heavenly in priorities.
• General references
Exod 18:21; Exod 20:17; Deut 5:21; Neh 5:7; Job 20:15; Job 31:24-25; Job 31:28; Ps 10:3; Ps 119:36; Prov 1:19; Prov 11:24; Prov 11:26; Prov 15:27; Prov 21:25-26; Prov 22:16; Prov 23:4-5; Prov 30:8-9; Eccl 1:2-8; Eccl 4:8; Eccl 5:10-11; 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; Ezek 22:12-13; Ezek 33:31; Hos 4:18; Hos 10:1; Mic 2:2; Mic 3:11; Mic 7:3; Hab 1:15-16; Hab 2:5-9; Hag 1:6; Mal 1:10; Matt 6:19-21; Matt 6:24-25; Matt 6:31-33; Matt 13:22; Mark 4:19; Luke 7:14; Matt 16:26; Matt 19:23-24; Luke 18:24-25; Matt 22:1-14; Mark 7:21-23; Luke 12:15-21; Luke 12:33-34; Luke 14:16-24; John 6:26-27; Rom 1:29; Rom 13:9; 1Cor 5:11; Eph 5:3; Eph 5:5; 1Cor 6:10; Col 3:2; Col 3:5-6; Phil 3:18-19; 1Thess 2:5; 1Tim 3:3; Titus 1:11; 1Tim 6:5-11; 1Tim 6:17; 2Tim 3:2; Titus 1:7; Heb 13:5; Jas 4:2; Jas 4:13-17; 1Pet 5:2; 2Pet 2:3; 2Pet 2:14-16; 1John 2:15-17; Jude 1:11 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 13:10-13
– 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; Gen 31:15; Gen 31:41-42
– 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 2Pet 2:15; Num 22
– Achan, in hiding the treasure Josh 7:21
– Eli’s sons, in taking the flesh of the sacrifice 1Sam 2:13-17
– Samuel’s sons, in taking bribes 1Sam 8:3
– Saul, in sparing Agag and the booty 1Sam 15:8-9
– David, of Bath-Sheba 2Sam 11:2-5
– Ahab, in desiring Naboth’s vineyard 1Kgs 21:2-16
– Gehazi, in taking a gift from Naaman 2Kgs 5:20-27
– Jews:
› In exacting usury of 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 for the loaves and fishes John 6:26
– Money changers in the temple Matt 21:12-13; Luke 19:45-46; John 2:14-16
– The rich young ruler Matt 19:16-22
– The rich fool Luke 12:15-21
– Judas, in betraying Jesus for thirty pieces of silver Matt 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 Ghost 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; Acts 19:27
– Festus, in hoping for a bribe from Paul Acts 24:26
– Demas, in forsaking Paul for love of the world 2Tim 4:10 Avarice; Bribery; Rich, The; Riches