Bible Verses about “being greedy”
Found 20 verses (ordered by relevance) about “being greedy” in the KJV version of the Bible
“‹But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.›”
“¶ Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,”
“Love not the world, neither the things [that are] in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.”
“[Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”
“Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.”
“For all that [is] in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.”
“‹Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?›”
“‹(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.›”
“And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.”
“I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, ‹It is more blessed to give than to receive.›”
“Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, [so let him give]; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.”
“‹Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.›”
“But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.”
“¶ He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.”
“¶ How much better [is it] to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!”
“¶ And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.”
“And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.”
“And he said, ‹Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:›”
“‹For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.›”
“The silver [is] mine, and the gold [is] mine, saith the LORD of hosts.”