Nave's Topical Bible: Orville J. Nave, A.M., D.D., LL.D.

COVETOUSNESS

• General scriptures concerning Ex. 18:21, 20:17; Dt. 5:21; Neh. 5:7; Job 20:15, 31:24, 25, 28; Ps. 10:3, 119:36; Pr. 1:19, 11:24, 26, 15:27, 21:25, 26, 22:16, 23:4, 5, 30:8, 9; Eccl. 1:2-8, 4:8, 5:10, 11; Isa. 1:23, 5:8, 56:11, 57:17; Jer. 6:13, 8:10, 17:11, 22:17, 51:13; Ezek. 22:12, 13, 33:31; Hos. 4:18, 10:1; Mic. 2:2, 3:11, 7:3; Hab. 1:15, 16, 2:5-9; Hag. 1:6; Mal. 1:10; Mt. 6:19-21, 24, 25, 31-33, 13:22, 16:26, 19:23, 24, 22:1-14; Mk. 4:19, 7:21-23; Lk. 7:14, 12:15-21, 33, 34, 14:16-24, 18:24, 25; Jn. 6:26, 27; Rom. 1:29, 13:9; 1 Cor. 5:11, 6:10; Eph. 5:3, 5; Col. 3:2, 5, 6; Phil. 3:18, 19; 1 Th. 2:5; 1 Tim. 3:3, 6:5-11, 17; 2 Tim. 3:2; Tit. 1:7, 11; Heb. 13:5; Jas. 4:2, 13-17; 1 Pet. 5:2; 2 Pet. 2:3, 14-16; 1 Jn. 2:15-17; Jude 1:11
• INSTANCES OF
  • Eve, in desiring the forbidden fruit Gen. 3:6
  • Lot, in choosing the plain of the Jordan Gen. 13:10-13
  • Laban
    • In giving Rebekah to be Isaac's wife Gen. 24:29-51
    • In deceiving Jacob when he served him seven years for Rachel Gen. 29:15-30
    • In deceiving Jacob in wages Gen. 31:7, 15, 41, 42
  • Jacob
    • In defrauding Esau of his, father's blessing Gen. 27:6-29
    • In defrauding Laban of his flocks and herds Gen. 30:35-43
    • In buying Esau's birthright Gen. 25:31
  • Balaam, in loving the wages of unrighteousness 2 Pet. 2:15; with Num. 22
  • Achan, in hiding the treasure Josh. 7:21
  • Eli's sons, in taking the flesh of the sacrifice 1 Sam. 2:13-17
  • Samuel's sons, in taking bribes 1 Sam. 8:3
  • Saul, in sparing, Agag and the booty 1 Sam. 15:8, 9
  • David, of Bath-sheba 2 Sam. 11:2-5
  • Ahab, in desiring Naboth's vineyard 1 Ki. 21:2-16
  • Gehazi, in taking a gift from Naaman 2 Ki. 5:20-27
  • Some Jews
    • In exacting usury from their brethren Neh. 5:1-11
    • In keeping back the portion of the Levites Neh. 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 Jn. 6:26
  • Money-changers in the temple Mt. 21:12, 13; Lk. 19:45, 46; Jn. 2:14-16
  • The rich young ruler Mt. 19:16-22
  • The rich fool Lk. 12:15-21
  • Judas, in betraying Jesus for twenty pieces of silver Mt. 26:15, 16; Mk. 14:10, 11; Lk. 22:3-6; Jn. 12:6
  • The unjust steward Lk. 16:1-8
  • The Pharisees Lk. 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 Tim. 4:10
• See AVARICE
• See BRIBERY
• See RICH
• See RICHES
• See WORLDLINESS