⇒Topical Bible outline for "Covetousness."Covetousness is a very grave sin; indeed, so heinous is it that the Scriptures class it among the very gravest and grossest crimes (Eph 5:3). In Col 3:5 it is "idolatry," while in 1Co 6:10 it is set forth as excluding a man from ...
Since where the treasure is there the heart is also, the heart of the covetous cannot be with God, but with Mammon; he is not a servant of God, but of idols. The love of God and the love of Mammon cannot find place in the same heart; the one excludes the other (Mt 6:24; Lu...
)Parallel VersesKJV: But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him....
"Out of the abundance of the heart doth the mouth speak." (Matthew 12:34.) What is in the warehouse will appear in the shop, what is in the heart, the tongue tells you. As is the man, such is his language; as we know what countryman a man is by his language; a Frenchman spe...
King James Bible[Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.Parallel VersesInternational Standard VersionKeep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what ...
Holman Christian Standard BibleTurn my heart to Your decrees and not to material gain.New American Standard BibleIncline my heart to Your testimonies And not to [dishonest] gain. King James BibleIncline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. Parallel Verses New International ...