What are some Bible verses about greed?

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1 Timothy 6:10  

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.  
  

Proverbs 28:25  

A greedy man stirs up strife, but the one who trusts in the Lord will be enriched.  
  

1 Timothy 6:9  

But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.  
  

Luke 12:15  

And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”  
  

Hebrews 13:5  

Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”  
  

Proverbs 15:27  

Whoever is greedy for unjust gain troubles his own household, but he who hates bribes will live.  
  

Matthew 6:24  

No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.  
  

Ecclesiastes 5:10  

He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity.  
  

Proverbs 11:24  

One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.  
  

1 John 2:16  

For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions—is not from the Father but is from the world.  
  

1 Corinthians 6:9\-11  

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.  
  

Colossians 3:5  

Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.  
  

Proverbs 20:21  

An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.  
  

James 4:3  

You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions.  
  

Proverbs 13:11  

Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.  
  

Psalm 10:3  

For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul, and the one greedy for gain curses and renounces the Lord.  
  

Jeremiah 6:13  

For from the least to the greatest of them, everyone is greedy for unjust gain; and from prophet to priest, everyone deals falsely.  
  

Matthew 6:33  

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.  
  

Ephesians 5:5  

For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.  
  

2 Peter 2:3  

And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.  
  

*Unless otherwise noted, all Bible verses are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® Copyright© 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.*  
  

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