Bible verses about "covetousness" | Lamsa

⁹ Which says, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not covet; and if there is any other commandment, it is fulfilled in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

¹⁵ Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. ¹⁶ For all that is in the world, the lust of the body, and the covetousness of the eyes, and the pride of material things; does not come from the Father, but is of the world. ¹⁷ And the world passes away, and the lust thereof: but he who does the will of God abides forever.

¹⁰ For the love of money is the root of all evil: and there are some men who have coveted it and have thereby erred from the faith, they have brought to themselves many sorrows.

² You covet, and do not obtain; you kill and envy, but you cannot possess; you strive and fight, yet you have nothing, because you do not ask.

¹⁵ And he said to his disciples, Beware of all covetousness, because life does not depend on abundance of wealth. ¹⁶ Then he told them a parable. The land of a rich man brought him a great many crops. ¹⁷ And he reasoned within himself and said, What shall I do, for I have no place to gather my crops? ¹⁸ So he said, I will do this; I will tear down my barns, and build them and enlarge them; and gather there all my wheat and my good things. ¹⁹ And I will say to myself, Myself, you have many good things stored up for many years; rest, eat, drink, and be happy. ²⁰ But God said to him, O you shortsighted, this very night your life will be demanded of you; and these things which you have prepared, to whom will they he left? ²¹ Such is he who lays up treasures for himself, and is not rich in the things in God.

¹⁵ And he said to his disciples, Beware of all covetousness, because life does not depend on abundance of wealth.

⁵ Do not be carried away by the love of money; but be content with what you have: for the LORD himself has said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

⁵ Mortify therefore your earthly members: immorality, uncleanness, intemperate desires, evil lusts, and covetousness, for these are idolatry;

⁵ You should know this: that no one guilty of fornication, or unclean person, or covetous man who serves idols, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.