Covetousness
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Covetousness [T] [B] [E]
[T] indicates this entry was also found in Torrey's Topical Textbook
[B] indicates this entry was also found in Baker's Evangelical Dictionary
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
Bibliography InformationNave, Orville J. "Entry for 'Covetousness'". "Nave's Topical Bible".. 1896.
- General scriptures concerning
Exodus 18:21 ; 20:17 ; Deuteronomy 5:21 ; Nehemiah 5:7 ; Job 20:15 ; Job 31:24 Job 31:25 Job 31:28 ; Psalms 10:3 ; 119:36 ; Proverbs 1:19 ; Proverbs 11:24 Proverbs 11:26 ; 15:27 ; Proverbs 21:25 Proverbs 21:26 ; 22:16 ; Proverbs 23:4 Proverbs 23:5 ; Proverbs 30:8 Proverbs 30:9 ; Ecclesiastes 1:2-8 ; 4:8 ; Ecclesiastes 5:10 Ecclesiastes 5:11 ; Isaiah 1:23 ; 5:8 ; 56:11 ; 57:17 ; Jeremiah 6:13 ; 8:10 ; 17:11 ; 22:17 ; 51:13 ; Ezekiel 22:12 Ezekiel 22:13 ; 33:31 ; Hosea 4:18 ; 10:1 ; Micah 2:2 ; 3:11 ; 7:3 ; Habakkuk 1:15 Habakkuk 1:16 ; 2:5-9 ; Haggai 1:6 ; Malachi 1:10 ; Matthew 6:19-21 Matthew 6:24 Matthew 6:25 Matthew 6:31-33 ; 13:22 ; 16:26 ; Matthew 19:23 Matthew 19:24 ; 22:1-14 ; Mark 4:19 ; 7:21-23 ; Luke 7:14 ; Luke 12:15-21 Luke 12:33 Luke 12:34 ; 14:16-24 ; Luke 18:24 Luke 18:25 ; John 6:26 John 6:27 ; Romans 1:29 ; 13:9 ; 1 Corinthians 5:11 ; 6:10 ; Ephesians 5:3 Ephesians 5:5 ; Colossians 3:2 Colossians 3:5 Colossians 3:6 ; Philippians 3:18 Philippians 3:19 ; 1 Thessalonians 2:5 ; 1 Timothy 3:3 ; 1 Timothy 6:5-11 1 Timothy 6:17 ; 2 Timothy 3:2 ; Titus 1:7 Titus 1:11 ; Hebrews 13:5 ; James 4:2 James 4:13-17 ; 1 Peter 5:2 ; 2 Peter 2:3 2 Peter 2:14-16 ; 1 John 2:15-17 ; Jude 1:11 - See AVARICE
- See RICH
- See RICHES
- See WORLDLINESS
- INSTANCES OF
- Eve, in desiring the forbidden fruit
Genesis 3:6 - Lot, in choosing the plain of the Jordan
Genesis 13:10-13 - Laban
- In giving Rebekah to be Isaacs wife
Genesis 24:29-51 - In deceiving Jacob when he served him seven years for Rachel
Genesis 29:15-30 - In deceiving Jacob in wages
Genesis 31:7 Genesis 31:15 Genesis 31:41 Genesis 31:42
- In giving Rebekah to be Isaacs wife
- Jacob
- In defrauding Esau of his, fathers blessing
Genesis 27:6-29 - In defrauding Laban of his flocks and herds
Genesis 30:35-43 - In buying Esaus birthright
Genesis 25:31
- In defrauding Esau of his, fathers blessing
- Balaam, in loving the wages of unrighteousness
2 Peter 2:15 ; Numbers 22 - Achan, in hiding the treasure
Joshua 7:21 - Elis sons, in taking the flesh of the sacrifice
1 Samuel 2:13-17 - Samuels sons, in taking bribes
1 Samuel 8:3 - Saul, in sparing, Agag and the booty
1 Samuel 15:8 1 Samuel 15:9 - David, of Bath-sheba
2 Samuel 11:2-5 - Ahab, in desiring Naboths vineyard
1 Kings 21:2-16 - Gehazi, in taking a gift from Naaman
2 Kings 5:20-27 - Some Jews
- In exacting usury from their brethren
Nehemiah 5:1-11 - In keeping back the portion of the Levites
Nehemiah 13:10 - In building fine houses while the house of the Lord lay waste
Haggai 1:4-9 - In following Jesus merely for the loaves and fish
John 6:26
- In exacting usury from their brethren
- Money-changers in the temple
Matthew 21:12 Matthew 21:13 ; Luke 19:45 Luke 19:46 ; John 2:14-16 - The rich young ruler
Matthew 19:16-22 - The rich fool
Luke 12:15-21 - Judas, in betraying Jesus for twenty pieces of silver
Matthew 26:15 Matthew 26:16 ; Mark 14:10 Mark 14:11 ; Luke 22:3-6 ; John 12:6 - The unjust steward
Luke 16:1-8 - The Pharisees
Luke 16:14 - Simon Magus, in trying to buy the gift of the Holy Spirit
Acts 8:18-23 - The sorcerers, in filing complaint against Paul and Silas
Acts 16:19 - Demetrius, in raising a riot against Paul and Silas
Acts 19:24 Acts 19:27 - Festus, in hoping for a bribe from Paul
Acts 24:26 - Demas in forsaking Paul for love of the world
2 Timothy 4:10 - See AVARICE
- See BRIBERY
- See RICH
- See RICHES
- Eve, in desiring the forbidden fruit
[T] indicates this entry was also found in Torrey's Topical Textbook
[B] indicates this entry was also found in Baker's Evangelical Dictionary
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
Bibliography InformationNave, Orville J. "Entry for 'Covetousness'". "Nave's Topical Bible".