Bible Verses about “overcoming greed”
The Bible contains 22 verses about overcoming greed across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, "I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you."”
“Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;”
“He said to them, "Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man's life doesn't consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses."”
“that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to communicate;”
“Charge those who are rich in this present world that they not be haughty, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy;”
“He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he who loves abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.”
“But godliness with contentment is great gain.”
“So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."”
“"But God said to him, 'You foolish one, tonight your soul is required of you. The things which you have prepared--whose will they be?'”
“I will tell my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, be merry."'”
“Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Revive me in your ways.”
“He said, 'This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns, and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.”
“He spoke a parable to them, saying, "The ground of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.”
“He reasoned within himself, saying, 'What will I do, because I don't have room to store my crops?'”
“He answered them, "He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none. He who has food, let him do likewise."”
“Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain.”
“One of the multitude said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me."”
“But he said to him, "Man, who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you?"”
“Soldiers also asked him, saying, "What about us? What must we do?" He said to them, "Extort from no one by violence, neither accuse anyone wrongfully. Be content with your wages."”
“He said to them, "Collect no more than that which is appointed to you."”
“Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what must we do?"”
“The multitudes asked him, "What then must we do?"”