Being Greedy

Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.

He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; But he that hateth bribes shall live.

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. — read the full passage →

Let each man do according as he hath purposed in his heart: not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Sell that which ye have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief draweth near, neither moth destroyeth.

but as it is, I wrote unto you not to keep company, if any man that is named a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one no, not to eat.

And he looked up, and saw the rich men that were casting their gifts into the treasury. — read the full passage →

How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.

Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men, — read the full passage →

Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? — read the full passage →

The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith Jehovah of hosts.

And he called him, and said unto him, What is this that I hear of thee? render the account of thy stewardship; for thou canst be no longer steward.

But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, gathered themselves together. — read the full passage →

All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.

And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth-lehem-judah. — read the full passage →

But these, as creatures without reason, born mere animals to be taken and destroyed, railing in matters whereof they are ignorant, shall in their destroying surely be destroyed, — read the full passage →

And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together and took his journey into a far country; and there he wasted his substance with riotous living.

And as ye enter into the house, salute it. — read the full passage →

I will make a man more rare than fine gold, even a man than the pure gold of Ophir.

I know how to be abased, and I know also how to abound: in everything and in all things have I learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in want.

For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ. — read the full passage →

For what doth it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?

whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake. — read the full passage →

Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law. — read the full passage →

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God.

In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness. — read the full passage →

And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of Jehovah, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary. — read the full passage →

And the two angels came to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face to the earth; — read the full passage →

For thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; — read the full passage →

Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of Jehovah’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he will make an end, yea, a terrible end, of all them that dwell in the land.

I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will look forth to see what he will speak with me, and what I shall answer concerning my complaint. — read the full passage →

Let as many as are servants under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and the doctrine be not blasphemed. — read the full passage →

For this ye know of a surety, that no fornicator, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? — read the full passage →

Now it came to pass, while the multitude pressed upon him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret; — read the full passage →

And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony; and they loved not their life even unto death. — read the full passage →

not as Cain was of the evil one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his works were evil, and his brother’s righteous. — read the full passage →

Now faith is assurance ofthingshoped for, a conviction of things not seen. — read the full passage →

But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully, — read the full passage →

If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, — read the full passage →

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

And no marvel; for even Satan fashioneth himself into an angel of light. — read the full passage →

For we are not as the many, corrupting the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, speak we in Christ.

Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men, — read the full passage →

not at all meaning with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous and extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world: — read the full passage →

Now we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, calledto bean apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, — read the full passage →

I say unto you, that unto every one that hath shall be given; but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away from him. — read the full passage →

In the mean time, when the many thousands of the multitude were gathered together, insomuch that they trod one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. — read the full passage →

And he answered and said unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath food, let him do likewise. — read the full passage →

Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he saith cometh to pass; he shall have it. — read the full passage →

For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as angels in heaven. — read the full passage →

And Jesus said unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, It is hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven.

And I also say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. — read the full passage →

A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his lord.

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of Jehovah came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chislev. — read the full passage →

And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, — read the full passage →

but, As Jehovah liveth, who brought up and who led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all the countries whither I had driven them. And they shall dwell in their own land. — read the full passage →

For among my people are found wicked men: they watch, as fowlers lie in wait; they set a trap, they catch men. — read the full passage →

even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt-offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples. — read the full passage →

and the dust returneth to the earth as it was, and the spirit returneth unto God who gave it.

As in water faceanswerethto face, So the heart of man to man. — read the full passage →

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. — read the full passage →

The ransom of a man’s life is his riches; But the poor heareth no threatening. — read the full passage →

The wicked earneth deceitful wages; But he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward. — read the full passage →

My son, forget not my law; But let thy heart keep my commandments: — read the full passage →

Surely God is good to Israel, Evento such as are pure in heart. — read the full passage →

But the meek shall inherit the land, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. — read the full passage →

The earth is Jehovah’s, and the fulness thereof; The world, and they that dwell therein.

If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, If thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents. — read the full passage →

A sound of terrors is in his ears; In prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.

And Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together; and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it. — read the full passage →

And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

There shall be no prostitute of the daughters of Israel, neither shall there be a sodomite of the sons of Israel. — read the full passage →

If there be with thee a poor man, one of thy brethren, within any of thy gates in thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy poor brother; — read the full passage →

And the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who dwelt in the South, heard tell that Israel came by the way of Atharim; and he fought against Israel, and took some of them captive. — read the full passage →

And the people were as murmurers, speaking evil in the ears of Jehovah: and when Jehovah heard it, his anger was kindled; and the fire of Jehovah burnt among them, and devoured in the uttermost part of the camp. — read the full passage →

After these things I saw another angel coming down out of heaven, having great authority; and the earth was lightened with his glory. — read the full passage →

Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and the Saviour Jesus Christ: — read the full passage →

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judæa, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituræa and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, — read the full passage →

In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of Jehovah by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying, — read the full passage →

Yea, moreover, wine is treacherous, a haughty man, that keepeth not at home; who enlargeth his desire as Sheol, and he is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all peoples. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azzur, the prophet, who was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of Jehovah, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying, — read the full passage →