Bible verses about "covet" | NSB

Matthew 6:19-21

19 »Do not accumulate large amounts of wealth on earth. This is where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal. 20 »Accumulate wealth in heaven where neither moth nor rust consumes, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 Your heart will be where you keep your wealth.

Romans 13:8-10

8 Owe no man any thing but to love one another. He that loves another has fulfilled (obeyed) the law. 9 For the Law code says: You must not commit adultery, you must not murder, you must not steal, you must not bear false witness, and you must not covet. If there is any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying; namely, you must love your neighbor as yourself. 10 Love works no ill to his neighbor. Therefore love is the law’s fulfillment.

1 Timothy 6:10

10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some by longing for it have been led away from the faith. They have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Exodus 20:17

17 »Do not covet (desire) another man’s house. Do not desire his wife, his slaves, his cattle, his donkeys, or anything else that he owns.

Luke 12:15

15 Jesus said: »Be careful, do not covet, for life does not come from your possessions.«

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