What Does the Bible Say About Greedy Man?

Proverbs 28:25 ESV / 9 helpful votes

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

Luke 12:15 ESV / 8 helpful votes

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.”

Colossians 3:5 ESV / 7 helpful votes

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

Proverbs 28:22 ESV / 6 helpful votes

A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty will come upon him.

Proverbs 15:27 ESV / 6 helpful votes

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

Jeremiah 6:13 ESV / 5 helpful votes

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

Proverbs 23:6 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Do not eat the bread of a man who is stingy; do not desire his delicacies,

2 Peter 2:14 ESV / 4 helpful votes

They have eyes full of adultery, insatiable for sin. They entice unsteady souls. They have hearts trained in greed. Accursed children!

2 Peter 2:3 ESV / 4 helpful votes

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.

1 Timothy 6:10 ESV / 4 helpful votes

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.

Jeremiah 8:10 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Therefore I will give their wives to others and their fields to conquerors, because from the least to the greatest everyone is greedy for unjust gain; from prophet to priest, everyone deals falsely.

Psalm 10:3 ESV / 4 helpful votes

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

Titus 1:7 ESV / 3 helpful votes

For an overseer, as God's steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain,

Ephesians 5:5 ESV / 3 helpful votes

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.

Ephesians 5:3 ESV / 3 helpful votes

But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints.

1 Corinthians 6:10 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

Romans 1:29 ESV / 3 helpful votes

They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips,

Matthew 23:25 ESV / 3 helpful votes

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.

Habakkuk 2:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes

“Woe to him who gets evil gain for his house, to set his nest on high, to be safe from the reach of harm!

Isaiah 57:17 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Because of the iniquity of his unjust gain I was angry, I struck him; I hid my face and was angry, but he went on backsliding in the way of his own heart.

Proverbs 15:26 ESV / 3 helpful votes

The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord, but gracious words are pure.

Revelation 18:7 ESV / 2 helpful votes

As she glorified herself and lived in luxury, so give her a like measure of torment and mourning, since in her heart she says, ‘I sit as a queen, I am no widow, and mourning I shall never see.’

1 Peter 5:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly;

James 3:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.

1 Timothy 3:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain.

1 Thessalonians 2:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For we never came with words of flattery, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed—God is witness.

1 Corinthians 5:11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one.

Habakkuk 2:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith.

Proverbs 16:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Proverbs 11:25 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.

Proverbs 11:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust.

Proverbs 1:19 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Such are the ways of everyone who is greedy for unjust gain; it takes away the life of its possessors.

Psalm 119:36 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!

Psalm 31:14 ESV / 2 helpful votes

But I trust in you, O Lord; I say, “You are my God.”

Job 12:3 ESV / 2 helpful votes

But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these?

35 Bible Verses about Greedy Man

Proverbs 28:25 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Luke 12:15 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Colossians 3:5 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Proverbs 28:22 ESV / 6 helpful votes

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Jeremiah 6:13 ESV / 5 helpful votes

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1 Timothy 6:10 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Jeremiah 8:10 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Psalm 10:3 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Titus 1:7 ESV / 3 helpful votes

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Romans 1:29 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Matthew 23:25 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Habakkuk 2:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Isaiah 57:17 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Proverbs 15:26 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Revelation 18:7 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Peter 5:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

James 3:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

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35 Bible Verses about Greedy Man

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Proverbs 28:25 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Luke 12:15 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Colossians 3:5 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Proverbs 28:22 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Proverbs 15:27 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Jeremiah 6:13 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Proverbs 23:6 ESV / 5 helpful votes

2 Peter 2:14 ESV / 4 helpful votes

2 Peter 2:3 ESV / 4 helpful votes

1 Timothy 6:10 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Jeremiah 8:10 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Psalm 10:3 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Titus 1:7 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Ephesians 5:5 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Ephesians 5:3 ESV / 3 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 6:10 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Romans 1:29 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Matthew 23:25 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Habakkuk 2:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Isaiah 57:17 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Proverbs 15:26 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Revelation 18:7 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Peter 5:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

James 3:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Timothy 3:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Thessalonians 2:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 5:11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Habakkuk 2:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Proverbs 16:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Proverbs 11:25 ESV / 2 helpful votes

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Proverbs 1:19 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Psalm 119:36 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Psalm 31:14 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Job 12:3 ESV / 2 helpful votes