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Covetousness |
Bible
Quotes & Promises
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Inspirational & Famous Quotes
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Thou shalt not covet thy
neighbour's house, thou shalt not
covet thy neighbour's wife, nor
his manservant, nor his
maidservant, nor his ox, nor his
ass, nor any thing that is thy
neighbour's.
(Exodus 20:17)
Neither shalt thou desire thy
neighbour's wife, neither shalt
thou covet thy neighbour's house,
his field, or his manservant, or
his maidservant, his ox, or his
ass, or any thing that is thy
neighbour's.
(Deuteronomy 5:21)
For the wicked boasteth
of his heart's desire, and
blesseth the covetous, whom the
LORD abhorreth.
(Psalm 10:3)
So are the ways of
every one that is greedy of gain;
which taketh away the life of the
owners thereof.
(Proverbs 1:19)
The desire of the
slothful killeth him; for his
hands refuse to labour. He coveteth greedily
all the day long: but the
righteous giveth and spareth not.
(Proverbs 21:25,26)
He that oppresseth the
poor to increase his riches, and
he that giveth to the rich, shall
surely come to want.
(Proverbs 22:16)
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Labour not to be rich:
cease from thine own wisdom.
(Proverbs 23:4)
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Remove far from me
vanity and lies: give me neither
poverty nor riches; feed me with
food convenient for me: Lest I be full, and deny
thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or
lest I be poor, and steal, and
take the name of my God in vain.
(Proverbs 30:8,9)
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All things are full of
labour; man cannot utter it: the
eye is not satisfied with seeing,
nor the ear filled with hearing.
(Ecclesiastes 1:8)
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There is one alone, and
there is not a second; yea, he
hath neither child nor brother:
yet is there no end of all his
labour; neither is his eye
satisfied with riches; neither
saith he, For whom do I labour,
and bereave my soul of good? This
is also vanity, yea, it is a sore
travail.
(Ecclesiastes 4:8)
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He that loveth silver
shall not be satisfied with
silver; nor he that loveth
abundance with increase: this is
also vanity. When goods increase,
they are increased that eat them:
and what good is there to the
owners thereof, saving the
beholding of them with their eyes?
(Ecclesiastes 5:10,11)
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Lay not up for
yourselves treasures upon earth,
where moth and rust doth corrupt,
and where thieves break through
and steal: But lay up for
yourselves treasures in heaven,
where neither moth nor rust doth
corrupt, and where thieves do not
break through nor steal: For where your treasure
is, there will your heart be also.
(Matthew 6:19-21)
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No man can serve two
masters: for either he will hate
the one, and love the other; or
else he will hold to the one, and
despise the other. Ye cannot serve
God and mammon. Therefore I say unto
you, Take no thought for your
life, what ye shall eat, or what
ye shall drink; nor yet for your
body, what ye shall put on. Is not
the life more than meat, and the
body than raiment?
(Matthew 6:24,25)
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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. But seek ye first the
kingdom of God, and his
righteousness; and all these
things shall be added unto you.
(Matthew 6:31-33)
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And he said unto them,
Take heed, and beware of
covetousness: for a man's life
consisteth not in the abundance of
the things which he possesseth. 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. For where your treasure
is, there will your heart be also.
(Luke 12:15,33,34)
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.
(1 John 2:15)
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Inspirational Quotes from Famous People |
Excess of wealth
is cause of covetousness.
--Christopher
Marlowe quotes
(English Elizabethan Poet and
Playwright who is noted especially
for his establishment of dramatic
blank verse, 1564-1593)
Covetousness like jealousy, when
it has taken root, never leaves a
person, but with their life.
Cowardice is the dread of what
will happen.
- Epictetus
quotes (Greek
philosopher associated with the
Stoics, AD 55-c.135)
The evils of the body are, murder,
theft, and adultery; of the
tongue, lying, slander, abuse, and
idle talk; of the mind,
covetousness, hatred, and error.
- Buddha quotes
(Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta,
the founder of Buddhism, 563-483
B.C.)
Covetousness is the greatest of
monsters, as well as the root of
all evil.
- William Penn
quotes (English
Quaker leader and Founder of
Pennsylvania, 1644-1718)
Riches have made more covetous men
than covetousness hath made rich
men.
--Thomas Fuller
quotes (British
Clergyman and Writer, one of the
most prolific authors of the 17th
century. 1608-1661)
Desire of having is the sin of
covetousness.
--William
Shakespeare quotes
(English Dramatist, Playwright and
Poet, 1564-1616)7
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