Covetousness

Comes from the heart Mark 7:22,23
Engrosses the heart Ezekiel 33:31; 2 Peter 2:14
Is idolatry Ephesians 5:5; Colossians 3:5
Is the root of all evil 1 Timothy 6:10
Is never satisfied Ecclesiastes 5:10; Habakkuk 2:5
Is vanity Psalm 39:6; Ecclesiastes 4:8
IS INCONSISTENT
- In saints Ephesians 5:3; Hebrews 13:5
- Specially in ministers 1 Timothy 3:3
LEADS TO
- Injustice and oppression Proverbs 28:20; Micah 2:2
- Foolish and hurtful lusts 1 Timothy 6:9
- Departure from the faith 1 Timothy 6:10
- Lying 2 Kings 5:22-25
- Murder Proverbs 1:18,19; Ezekiel 22:12
- Theft Joshua 7:21
- Poverty Proverbs 28:22
- Misery 1 Timothy 6:10
- Domestic affliction Proverbs 15:27
Abhorred by God Psalm 10:3
Forbidden Exodus 20:17
A characteristic of the wicked Romans 1:29
A characteristic of the slothful Proverbs 21:26
Commended by the wicked alone Psalm 10:3
Hated by saints Exodus 18:21; Acts 20:33
To be mortified by saints Colossians 3:5
Woe denounced against Isaiah 5:8; Habakkuk 2:9
Punishment of Job 20:15; Isaiah 57:17; Jeremiah 22:17-19; Micah 2:2,3
Excludes from heaven 1 Corinthians 6:10; Ephesians 5:5
Beware of Luke 12:15
Avoid those guilty of 1 Corinthians 5:11
Pray against Psalm 119:36
Reward of those who hate Proverbs 28:16
Shall abound in the last days 2 Timothy 3:2; 2 Peter 2:1-3
Exemplified
- Laban Genesis 31:41
- Achan Joshua 7:21
- Eli's sons 1 Samuel 2:12-14
- Samuel's sons 1 Samuel 8:3
- Saul 1 Samuel 15:9,19
- Ahab 1 Kings 21:2-4
- Gehazi 2 Kings 5:20-24
- Nobles of the Jews Nehemiah 5:7; Isaiah 1:23
- Jewish people Isaiah 56:11; Jeremiah 6:13
- Babylon Jeremiah 51:13
- Young man Matthew 19:22
- Judas Matthew 26:14,15; John 12:6
- Pharisees Luke 16:14
- Ananias &c Acts 5:1-10
- Felix Acts 24:26
- Balaam 2 Peter 2:15; Jude 1:11

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