15 Bible verses about Greed

Mark 8:36

36 For what doth it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?

Matthew 6:24

24 No man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Ephesians 5:3

3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints;

Proverbs 23:4

4 Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.

1 Timothy 6:9

9 But they that are minded to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction and perdition.

Colossians 3:5

5 Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;

Luke 12:15

15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

Psalms 119:36

36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, And not to covetousness.

Proverbs 21:26

26 There is that coveteth greedily all the day long; But the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.

Romans 13:6

6 For this cause ye pay tribute also; for they are ministers of God's service, attending continually upon this very thing.

1 Timothy 6:10

10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Ecclesiastes 5:15

15 As he came forth from his mother's womb, naked shall he go again as he came, and shall take nothing for his labor, which he may carry away in his hand.

Ecclesiastes 5:10

10 He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.

Matthew 6:19-21

19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal:

20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

21 for where thy treasure is, there will thy heart be also.

Proverbs 13:11

11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

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