186 Bible Verses about Greed
Want to know what the Bible says about Greed? Here are 186 Bible verses about Greed from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
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Proverbs 28:22 NIV
The stingy are eager to get rich
and are unaware that poverty awaits them.
and are unaware that poverty awaits them.
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Mark 8:36 NIV
What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?
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1 Thessalonians 2:5 NIV
You know we never used flattery, nor did we put on a mask to cover up greed —God is our witness.
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Ephesians 5:3 NIV
But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people.
260
John 12:6 NIV
He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it.
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1 Corinthians 5:11 NIV
But now I am writing to you that you must not associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or slanderer, a drunkard or swindler. Do not even eat with such people.
250
Proverbs 21:26 NIV
All day long he craves for more,
but the righteous give without sparing.
but the righteous give without sparing.
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Matthew 23:25 NIV
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
227
Proverbs 23:4 NIV
Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
do not trust your own cleverness.
do not trust your own cleverness.
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Proverbs 1:19 NIV
Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain;
it takes away the life of those who get it.
it takes away the life of those who get it.
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Proverbs 11:28 NIV
Those who trust in their riches will fall,
but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.
but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.
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2 Peter 2:14 NIV
With eyes full of adultery, they never stop sinning; they seduce the unstable; they are experts in greed —an accursed brood!
216
Proverbs 22:1 NIV
A good name is more desirable than great riches;
to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.
to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.
197
Proverbs 22:9 NIV
The generous will themselves be blessed,
for they share their food with the poor.
for they share their food with the poor.
192
Psalm 119:36 NIV
Turn my heart toward your statutes
and not toward selfish gain.
and not toward selfish gain.
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2 Corinthians 9:7 NIV
Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
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Romans 1:29 NIV
They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips,
178
Titus 1:7 NIV
Since an overseer manages God’s household, he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.
165
Acts 20:35 NIV
In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
163
1 Timothy 6:17-19 NIV
17 Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. 18 Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. 19 In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.
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