1. General Scriptures Concerning Exodus 18:21, 20:17, Deuteronomy 5:21, Nehemiah 5:7, Job 20:15, 31:24, 25, 28, Psalm 10:3, 119:36, Proverbs 1:19, 11:24, 26, 15:27, 21:25, 26, 22:16, 23:4, 5, 30:8, 9, Ecclesiastes 1:2-8, 4:8, 5:10, 11, Isaiah 1:23, 5:8, 56:11, 57:17, Jeremiah 6:13, 8:10, 17:11, 22:17, 51:13, Ezekiel 22:12, 13, 33:31, Hosea 4:18, 10:1, Micah 2:2, 3:11, 7:3, Habakkuk 1:15, 16, 2:5-9, Haggai 1:6, Malachi 1:10, Matthew 6:19-21, 24, 25, 31-33, 13:22, 16:26, 19:23, 24, 22:1-14, Mark 4:19, 7:21-23, Luke 7:14, 12:15-21, 33, 34, 14:16-24, 18:24, 25, John 6:26, 27, Romans 1:29, 13:9, 1 Corinthians 5:11, 6:10, Ephesians 5:3, 5, Colossians 3:2, 5, 6, Philippians 3:18, 19, 1 Thessalonians 2:5, 1 Timothy 3:3, 6:5-11, 17, 2 Timothy 3:2, Titus 1:7, 11, Hebrews 13:5, James 4:2, 13-17, 1 Peter 5:2, 2 Peter 2:3, 14-16, 1 John 2:15-17, Jude 1:11

2. References Concerning

   See Avarice; Rich; Riches; Worldliness.

3. Instances Of

   Eve, in desiring the forbidden fruit, Genesis 3:6

   Lot, in choosing the plain of the Jordan, Genesis 13:10-13

   Laban, in giving Rebekah to be Isaac's wife, Genesis 24:29-51

    in deceiving Jacob when he served him seven years for Rachel, Genesis 29:15-30

    in deceiving Jacob in wages, Genesis 31:7, 15, 41, 42

   Jacob, in defrauding Esau of his father's blessing, Genesis 27:6-29

    in defrauding Laban of his flocks and herds, Genesis 30:35-43

    in buying Esau's birthright, Genesis 25:31

   Balaam, in loving the wages of unrighteousness, 2 Peter 2:15, Numbers 22:1-41

   Achan, in hiding the treasure, Joshua 7:21

   Eli's sons, in taking the flesh of the sacrifice, 1 Samuel 2:13-17

   Samuel's sons, in taking bribes, 1 Samuel 8:3

   Saul, in sparing, Agag and the booty, 1 Samuel 15:8, 9

   David, of Bath-sheba, 2 Samuel 11:2-5

   Ahab, in desiring Naboth's vineyard, 1 Kings 21:2-16

   Gehazi, in taking a gift from Naaman, 2 Kings 5:20-27

   Some Jews, in exacting usury from their brethren, Nehemiah 5:1-11

    in keeping back the portion of the Levites, Nehemiah 13:10

    in building fine houses while the house of the Lord lay waste, Haggai 1:4-9

    in following Jesus merely for the loaves and fish, John 6:26

   Money-changers in the temple, Matthew 21:12, 13, Luke 19:45, 46, John 2:14-16

   The rich young ruler, Matthew 19:16-22

   The rich fool, Luke 12:15-21

   Judas, in betraying Jesus for twenty pieces of silver, Matthew 26:15, 16, Mark 14:10, 11, Luke 22:3-6, John 12:6

   The unjust steward, Luke 16:1-8

   The Pharisees, Luke 16:14

   Simon Magus, in trying to buy the gift of the Holy Spirit, Acts 8:18-23

   The sorcerers, in filing complaint against Paul and Silas, Acts 16:19

   Demetrius, in raising a riot against Paul and Silas, Acts 19:24, 27

   Festus, in hoping for a bribe from Paul, Acts 24:26

   Demas in forsaking Paul for love of the world, 2 Timothy 4:10

   See Avarice; Bribery; Rich; Riches.