Exodus 20:17
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17 “You shall not covet(A) your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
Romans 13:9
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9 The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,”[a](A) and whatever other command there may be, are summed up(B) in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”[b](C)
Footnotes
- Romans 13:9 Exodus 20:13-15,17; Deut. 5:17-19,21
- Romans 13:9 Lev. 19:18
Luke 12:15
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15 Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.”(A)
Hebrews 13:5
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5 Keep your lives free from the love of money(A) and be content with what you have,(B) because God has said,
Footnotes
- Hebrews 13:5 Deut. 31:6
Ephesians 5:5
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5 For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person—such a person is an idolater(A)—has any inheritance(B) in the kingdom of Christ and of God.[a](C)
Footnotes
- Ephesians 5:5 Or kingdom of the Messiah and God
Romans 7:7
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The Law and Sin
7 What shall we say, then?(A) Is the law sinful? Certainly not!(B) Nevertheless, I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law.(C) For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.”[a](D)
Footnotes
- Romans 7:7 Exodus 20:17; Deut. 5:21
Ephesians 5:3
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3 But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality,(A) or of any kind of impurity, or of greed,(B) because these are improper for God’s holy people.
Matthew 5:28
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28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.(A)
1 Corinthians 6:10
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10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers(A) will inherit the kingdom of God.
Habakkuk 2:9
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Micah 2:2
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Jeremiah 5:8
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8 They are well-fed, lusty stallions,
each neighing for another man’s wife.(A)
Job 31:9
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1 Timothy 6:6-10
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6 But godliness with contentment(A) is great gain.(B) 7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.(C) 8 But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.(D) 9 Those who want to get rich(E) fall into temptation and a trap(F) and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money(G) is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith(H) and pierced themselves with many griefs.(I)
Acts 20:33
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33 I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.(A)
Acts 5:4
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4 Didn’t it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn’t the money at your disposal?(A) What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied just to human beings but to God.”(B)
Luke 16:14
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Matthew 20:15
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15 Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?’(A)
Amos 2:6-7
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Judgment on Israel
6 This is what the Lord says:
“For three sins of Israel,
even for four, I will not relent.(A)
They sell the innocent for silver,
and the needy for a pair of sandals.(B)
7 They trample on the heads of the poor
as on the dust of the ground
and deny justice to the oppressed.
Father and son use the same girl
and so profane my holy name.(C)
Ezekiel 33:31
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31 My people come to you, as they usually do, and sit before(A) you to hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. Their mouths speak of love, but their hearts are greedy(B) for unjust gain.(C)
Jeremiah 22:17
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Isaiah 57:17
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Isaiah 33:15
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Ecclesiastes 5:10-11
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10 Whoever loves money never has enough;
whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income.
This too is meaningless.
11 As goods increase,
so do those who consume them.
And what benefit are they to the owners
except to feast their eyes on them?
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