Transcript Covetousness Covetousness: 1. An envious eagerness to possess something 2. Extreme greed for material wealth.

Covetousness
Covetousness:
1. An envious eagerness to possess something
2. Extreme greed for material wealth
2 Kings 5:27 "Therefore the leprosy of Naaman
shall cling to you and your descendants forever."
And he went out from his presence leprous, as
white as snow.
Matthew 26:14 Then one of the twelve, called
Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests 15 and
said, "What are you willing to give me if I deliver
Him to you?" And they counted out to him thirty
pieces of silver.
1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is a root of
all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed
from the faith in their greediness, and pierced
themselves through with many sorrows.
Matthew 16:26 "For what profit is it to a man if
he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?
Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
Luke 12:13 Then one from the crowd said to Him,
"Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance
with me." 14 But He said to him, "Man, who
made Me a judge or an arbitrator over you?" 15
And He said to them, "Take heed and beware of
covetousness, for one's life does not consist in
the abundance of the things he possesses."
Mark 7:21 "For from within, out of the heart of
men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries,
fornications, murders, 22 "thefts, covetousness,
wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye,
blasphemy, pride, foolishness. 23 "All these evil
things come from within and defile a man."
It is an act of unrighteousness that will keep us
out of the heavenly kingdom 1 Cor. 6:9-10; Eph.
5:5 and it is idolatry Col. 3:5.
Ephesians 5:3 But fornication and all
uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be
named among you, as is fitting for saints;
Proverbs 28:16 A ruler who lacks understanding
is a great oppressor, But he who hates
covetousness will prolong his days.
Psalm 37:16 A little that a righteous man has Is
better than the riches of many wicked
•"He is richest who is content with the least."
(Socrates)
•"He is well paid that is well satisfied." (William
Shakespeare)
•"He who is content can never be ruined."
(Chinese Proverb)
•"He who wants little always have enough."
(Johann Georg Zimmerman)
•"If you are not satisfied with a little, you will not
be satisfied with much."(Unknown)
•"The contented man is never poor, the
discontented never rich." (George Eliot)
1 Timothy 6:6 Now godliness with contentment
is great gain.
Acts 20:35 He said, 'It is more blessed to give
than to receive.' "
Fanny Crosby, a blind songwriter wrote this:
O What a happy soul am I!
Although I cannot see,
I am resolved that in this world
Contented I will be;
How many blessings I enjoy
That other people don't!
To weep and sigh because I'm blind,
I cannot, and I won't.
Helen Keller who was blind, deaf, and mute,
wrote this:
They took away what should have been my eyes,
(But I remembered Milton's Paradise)
They took away what should have been my ears,
(Beethoven came and wiped away my tears)
They took away what should have been my tongue,
(But I talked with God when I was young)
He would not let them take away my soul,
Possessing that, I still possess the whole.
Hebrews 13:5 Let your conduct be without
covetousness; be content with such things as you
have. For He Himself has said, "I will never leave
you nor forsake you." 6 So we may boldly say:
"The LORD is my helper; I will not fear. What can
man do to me?"
Matthew 6:25 " Therefore I say to you, do not
worry about your life, what you will eat or what
you will drink; nor about your body, what you will
put on. Is not life more than food and the body
more than clothing? 26 "Look at the birds of the
air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into
barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are
you not of more value than they? 27 "Which of
you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?
28 "So why do you worry about clothing?
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow:
they neither toil nor spin;
29 "and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all
his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30
"Now if God so clothes the grass of the field,
which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the
oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of
little faith? 31 "Therefore do not worry, saying,
'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or
'What shall we wear?' 32 "For after all these
things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly
Father knows that you need all these things.
33 "But seek first the kingdom of God and His
righteousness, and all these things shall be added
to you.
Philippians 4:10 But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly
that now at last your care for me has flourished
again; though you surely did care, but you lacked
opportunity. 11 Not that I speak in regard to
need, for I have learned in whatever state I am,
to be content: 12 I know how to be abased, and I
know how to abound. Everywhere and in all
things I have learned both to be full and to be
hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. 13 I
can do all things through Christ who strengthens
me.
1 Timothy 6:6 Now godliness with contentment is
great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into this
world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
8 And having food and clothing, with these we
shall be content.
Matthew 6:19 " Do not lay up for yourselves
treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy
and where thieves break in and steal; 20 "but lay
up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where
neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves
do not break in and steal. 21 "For where your
treasure is, there your heart will be also.
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.
Ecclesiastes 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of
the whole matter: Fear God and keep His
commandments, For this is man's all.