Luke 12:15
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15 And He said to them, Guard yourselves and keep free from all covetousness (the immoderate desire for wealth, the greedy longing to have more); for a man’s life does not consist in and is not derived from possessing [a]overflowing abundance or that which is [b]over and above his needs.
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- Luke 12:15 Alexander Souter, Pocket Lexicon.
- Luke 12:15 G. Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon.
1 Timothy 6:10-11
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10 For the love of money is a root of all evils; it is through this craving that some have been led astray and have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves through with many [a]acute [mental] pangs.
11 But as for you, O man of God, flee from all these things; aim at and pursue righteousness (right standing with God and true goodness), godliness (which is the loving fear of God and being Christlike), faith, love, steadfastness (patience), and gentleness of heart.
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- 1 Timothy 6:10 Alexander Souter, Pocket Lexicon.
Matthew 6:19-20
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19 Do not [a]gather and heap up and store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust and worm consume and destroy, and where thieves break through and steal.
20 But [b]gather and heap up and store for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust nor worm consume and destroy, and where thieves do not break through and steal;
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- Matthew 6:19 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Matthew 6:20 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
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