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Covetousness

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-General scriptures concerning Exodus 18:21; 20:17; Deuteronomy 5:21; Nehemiah 5:7; 31:24, Job 20:15;

25, 28; Psalm 10:3; 119:36; Proverbs 1:19; 11:24,26; 15:27; 21:25, 26; 22:16; 23:4, 5; 30:8, 9; Ecclesiastes

1:2-8; 4:8; 5:10, 11; Isaiah 1:23; 5:8; 56:11; 57:17; Jeremiah 6:13; 8:10; 17:11; 22:17; 51:13; Ezekiel

22:12, 13; 33:31; Hosea 4:18; 10:1; Micah 2:2; 3:11; 7:3; Hab 1:15, 16; 2:5-9; Hag 1:6; Matthew 6:19-21,

24, Malachi 1:10; 25, 31-33; 13:22; 16:26; 19:23, 24; 22:1-14; Mark 4:19; 7:21-23; Luke 7:14; 12:15-21,

33,34; 14:16-24; 18:24, 25; John 6:26, 27; Romans 1:29; 13:9; 1 Corinthians 5:11; 6:10; Colossians 3:2,

Ephesians 5:3, 5; 5, 6; Philippians 3:18, 19; 1 Thessalonians 2:5; 1 Timothy 3:3; 6:5-11, 17; 2 Timothy 3:2;

Titus 1:7, 11; Hebrews 13:5; James 4:2, 13-17; 1 Peter 5:2; 2 Peter 2:3, 14-16; 1 John 2:15-17; Jude 1:11

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-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 Isaac\’s 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, 15, 41,

42 Jacob .In defrauding Esau of his, father\’s blessing Genesis 27:6-29 .In defrauding Laban of his flocks

and herds Genesis 30:35-43 .In buying Esau\’s birthright Genesis 25:31 .Balaam, in loving the wages of

unrighteousness 2 Peter 2:15; with Numbers 22 Achan, in hiding the treasure Joshua 7:21 Eli\’s sons, in

taking the flesh of the sacrifice 1 Samuel 2:13-17 .Samuel\’s sons, in taking bribes 1 Samuel 8:3 .Saul, in

sparing, Agag and the booty 1 Samuel 15:8, 9 .David, of Bath-sheba 2 Samuel 1 1 :2-5 Ahab, in desiring

Naboth\’s vineyard 1 Kings 21 :2-16 .Gehazi, in taking a gift from Naaman 2 Kings 5:20-27 .Some Jews .In

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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 Hag 1 :4-9 .In following Jesus merely

for the loaves and fish John 6:26 .Money-changers in the temple Matthew 21:12, 13; Luke 19:45, 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, 16; Mark 14:10, 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, 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

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