COVETOUSNESS

COVETOUSNESS: - Comes from the heart Mr 7:22,23 - Engrosses the heart Eze 33:31; 2Pe 2:14 - Is idolatry Eph 5:5; Col 3:5 - Is the root of all evil 1Ti 6:10 - Is never satisfied Ec 5:10; Hab 2:5 - Is vanity Ps 39:6; Ec 4:8 - IS INCONSISTENT . In saints Eph 5:3; Heb 13:5 . Specially in ministers 1Ti 3:3 - LEADS TO . Injustice and oppression Pr 28:20; Mic 2:2 . Foolish and hurtful lusts 1Ti 6:9 . Departure from the faith 1Ti 6:10 . Lying 2Ki 5:22-25 . Murder Pr 1:18,19; Eze 22:12 . Theft Jos 7:21 . Poverty Pr 28:22 . Misery 1Ti 6:10 . Domestic affliction Pr 15:27 - Abhorred by God Ps 10:3 - Forbidden Ex 20:17 - A characteristic of the wicked Ro 1:29 - A characteristic of the slothful Pr 21:26 - Commended by the wicked alone Ps 10:3 - Hated by saints Ex 18:21; Ac 20:33 - To be mortified by saints Col 3:5 - Woe denounced against Isa 5:8; Hab 2:9 - Punishment of Job 20:15; Isa 57:17; Jer 22:17-19; Mic 2:2,3 - Excludes from heaven 1Co 6:10; Eph 5:5 - Beware of Lu 12:15 - Avoid those guilty of 1Co 5:11 - Pray against Ps 119:36 - Reward of those who hate Pr 28:16 - Shall abound in the last days 2Ti 3:2; 2Pe 2:1-3 - Exemplified . Laban Ge 31:41 . Achan Jos 7:21 . Eli's sons 1Sa 2:12-14 . Samuel's sons 1Sa 8:3 . Saul 1Sa 15:9,19 . Ahab 1Ki 21:2-4 . Gehazi 2Ki 5:20-24 . Nobles of the Jews Ne 5:7; Isa 1:23 . Jewish people Isa 56:11; Jer 6:13 . Babylon Jer 51:13 . Young man Mt 19:22 . Judas Mt 26:14,15; Joh 12:6 . Pharisees Lu 16:14 . Ananias Ac 5:1-10 . Felix Ac 24:26 . Balaam 2Pe 2:15; Jude 1:11