Bible verses about "greediness" | MLV

Proverbs 15:27

27 He who is greedy of gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.

Luke 12:15

15 Now he said to them, See and guard yourselves from greed, because not to anyone is his life in the abundance of his possessions.

Colossians 3:5

5 Therefore mortify your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire and greed, which is idolatry.

Ephesians 5:5

5 For this you know, that no fornicator, nor unclean person, nor greedy person, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of the Christ and God.

Ephesians 4:17-24

17 Therefore I am saying and testifying this in the Lord: you are to walk no longer as the rest of the Gentiles are also walking, in the futility of their mind, 18 having been darkened in their mind, having been alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance which is in them, because of the hardening of their heart, 19 who are apathetic, gave themselves up to unbridled-lusts, for the working of all uncleanness in greed.
20 But you did not so learn the Christ; 21 if you actually heard him and were taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus; 22 to place away from yourselves the old man, according to your former conduct, the one who is corrupted according to the lusts of deception; 23 and to be young again in the spirit of your mind, 24 and to have clothed yourselves with the new man, who was created according to God, in righteousness and holiness of the truth.

Ephesians 5:3

3 But do not let fornication and all uncleanness or greed even be named among you, as is suitable to holy-ones;

Hebrews 13:5

5 In the manner of life, not being a money-lover, be content with the things which are present; for he himself has said, I may never be lax concerning you, nor should I ever forsake you.

1 Timothy 6:10

10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils; of which some aspiring to, have been misled from the faith and they themselves are staked-through by many sorrows.

1 John 2:16

16 Because all the things which are in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the self-importance of life, are not from the Father, but are from the world.

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