Now the rabble who were among them had greedy cravings; and the sons of Israel also wept again and said, “Who will give us meat to eat?

So that place was named Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had been greedy.

Gehazi’s Greed

Then he returned to the man of God with all his company, and came and stood before him. And he said, “Behold now, I know that there is no God in all the earth, except in Israel; so please accept a gift from your servant now.”

His young ones also lick up blood greedily; And where the slain are, there he is.”

For the wicked boasts of his soul’s desire, And the greedy person curses and shows disrespect to the Lord.

But became lustfully greedy in the wilderness, And put God to the test in the desert.

The righteousness of the upright will rescue them, But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed.

And the dogs are greedy, they are never satisfied. And they are shepherds who have no understanding; They have all turned to their own way, Each one to his unjust gain, without exception.

“For from the least of them to the greatest of them, Everyone is greedy for gain, And from the prophet to the priest Everyone deals falsely.

Therefore I will give their wives to others, Their fields to new owners; Because from the least even to the greatest Everyone is greedy for gain; From the prophet even to the priest, Everyone practices deceit.