- 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 &c Ac 5:1-10
- Felix Ac 24:26
- Balaam 2Pe 2:15; Jude 1:11
The New Topical Text Book
Covetousness
The New Topical Text Book, R. A. Torrey (1897). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.