COVETOUSNESS

- Comes from the heart Mr 7:22,23 - Engrosses the heart Eze 33:31; 2Pe 2:14 - Is idolatry Eph 5:5; Col 3:5 - Is the root of all evil 1Ti 6:10 - Is never satisfied Ec 5:10; Hab 2:5 - Is vanity Ps 39:6; Ec 4:8 - IS INCONSISTENT . In saints Eph 5:3; Heb 13:5 . Specially in ministers 1Ti 3:3 - LEADS TO . Injustice and oppression Pr 28:20; Mic 2:2 . Foolish and hurtful lusts 1Ti 6:9 . Departure from the faith 1Ti 6:10 . Lying 2Ki 5:22-25 . Murder Pr 1:18,19; Eze 22:12 . Theft Jos 7:21 . Poverty Pr 28:22 . Misery 1Ti 6:10 . Domestic affliction Pr 15:27 - Abhorred by God Ps 10:3 - Forbidden Ex 20:17 - A characteristic of the wicked Ro 1:29 - A characteristic of the slothful Pr 21:26 - Commended by the wicked alone Ps 10:3 - Hated by saints Ex 18:21; Ac 20:33 - To be mortified by saints Col 3:5 - Woe denounced against Isa 5:8; Hab 2:9 - Punishment of Job 20:15; Isa 57:17; Jer 22:17-19; Mic 2:2,3 - Excludes from heaven 1Co 6:10; Eph 5:5 - Beware of Lu 12:15 - Avoid those guilty of 1Co 5:11 - Pray against Ps 119:36 - Reward of those who hate Pr 28:16 - Shall abound in the last days 2Ti 3:2; 2Pe 2:1-3 - Exemplified . Laban Ge 31:41 . Achan Jos 7:21 . Eli's sons 1Sa 2:12-14 . Samuel's sons 1Sa 8:3 . Saul 1Sa 15:9,19 . Ahab 1Ki 21:2-4 . Gehazi 2Ki 5:20-24 . Nobles of the Jews Ne 5:7; Isa 1:23 . Jewish people Isa 56:11; Jer 6:13 . Babylon Jer 51:13 . Young man Mt 19:22 . Judas Mt 26:14,15; Joh 12:6 . Pharisees Lu 16:14 . Ananias Ac 5:1-10 . Felix Ac 24:26 . Balaam 2Pe 2:15; Jude 1:11

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Covetousness. Covetousness
A strong desire after the possession of worldly things (Col. 3:5; Eph. 5:5; Heb. 13:5; 1 Tim. 6:9, 10; Matt. 6:20). It assumes sometimes the more aggravated form of avarice, which is the mark of cold-hearted worldliness.

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COVETOUSNESS. → General scriptures concerning Ex 18:21; 20:17; De 5:21; Ne 5:7; Job 20:15; 31:24,25,28; Ps 10:3; 119:36; Pr 1:19; 11:24,26; 15:27; 21:25,26; 22:16; 23:4,5; 30:8,9; Ec 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; Eze 22:12,13; 33:31; Ho 4:18; 10:1; Mic 2:2; 3:11; 7:3; Hab 1:15,16; 2:5-9; Hag 1:6; Mal 1:10; Mt 6:19-21,24,25,31-33; 13:22; 16:26; 19:23,24; 22:1-14; Mr 4:19; 7:21-23; Lu 7:14; 12:15-21,33,34; 14:16-24; 18:24,25; Joh 6:26,27; Ro 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; 1Jo 2:15-17; Jude 1:11 → See AVARICE → See RICH → See RICHES → See WORLDLINESS → INSTANCES OF
* Eve, in desiring the forbidden fruit Ge 3:6
* Lot, in choosing the plain of the Jordan Ge 13:10-13
* Laban

In giving Rebekah to be Isaac's wife Ge 24:29-51 In deceiving Jacob when he served him seven years for Rachel Ge 29:15-30 In deceiving Jacob in wages Ge 31:7,15,41,42
* Jacob

In defrauding Esau of his, father's blessing Ge 27:6-29 In defrauding Laban of his flocks and herds Ge 30:35-43 In buying Esau's birthright Ge 25:31
* Balaam, in loving the wages of unrighteousness 2Pe 2:15; with Nu 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 Ne 5:1-11 In keeping back the portion of the Levites Ne 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 Joh 6:26
* Money-changers in the temple Mt 21:12,13; Lu 19:45,46; Joh 2:14-16
* The rich young ruler Mt 19:16-22
* The rich fool Lu 12:15-21
* Judas, in betraying Jesus for twenty pieces of silver Mt 26:15,16; Mr 14:10,11; Lu 22:3-6; Joh 12:6
* The unjust steward Lu 16:1-8
* The Pharisees Lu 16:14
* Simon Magus, in trying to buy the gift of the Holy Spirit Ac 8:18-23
* The sorcerers, in filing complaint against Paul and Silas Ac 16:19
* Demetrius, in raising a riot against Paul and Silas Ac 19:24,27
* Festus, in hoping for a bribe from Paul Ac 24:26
* Demas in forsaking Paul for love of the world 2Ti 4:10
* See AVARICE
* See BRIBERY
* See RICH
* See RICHES

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covetousness. Covetousness, n. eager desire, greediness

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Cov″et‐ous‐ness, n. 1. 1. Strong desire.
When workmen strive to do better than well, They do confound their skill in covetousness. Shak. 2. 2. A strong or inordinate desire of obtaining and possessing some supposed good; excessive desire for riches or money; — in a bad sense.
Covetousness, by a greed of getting more, deprivess itself of the true end of getting. Sprat. Syn. — Avarice; cupidity; eagerness.