Bible Dictionary: Riches: They Who Covet: Bring Trouble on Their Families

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Torrey's Topical Textbook

Proverbs 15:27
He that is greedy of gain troubles his own house; but he that hates gifts shall live.
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Christian Behavior
... a soul doth indeed consider the greatness and riches of the ... Covet communion with
God: 'covet earnestly the best gifts ... house to house; I say, that they might, if ...
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Trials of the Christian
The Riches of Bunyan. ... of God, for their holy and Christian profession, we should
covet to make ... There are but few when they come to the cross, cry, Welcome, cross ...
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Of Antichrist, and his Ruin: and of the Slaying the Witnesses.
... of sin which is got into their families, persons, and ... and Hezekiah did both sometimes
bring trouble (2 Chronicles ... nothing with God in this matter; they are the ...
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Love Thy Neighbour
... Love thy neighbour." Perhaps he is in riches, and thou ... has not given them to thee,
covet not his ... am persuaded that these institutions, though they be excellent ...
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Chaldaean Civilization
... temple or royal officials, did not covet the title ... centuries, till the fortunate
explorer should bring them to ... later times of the Assyrian empire they were so ...
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Seasonable Counsel: Or, Advice to Sufferers.
... And "the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures ... The devil, they say,
is good when he is pleased. ... Let us therefore covet to imitate Christ and the ...
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A Treatise of the Fear of God;
... said he, "that I might rest in the day of trouble" (Habakkuk 3 ... mercy of God through
Christ, nor that grace that tendeth to bring them to him, they cannot but ...
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The Life and Death of Mr. Badman,
... No marvel therefore if the hearts that hatch and bring forth lies be so much of
complexion with the ... They would tell him that he must not covet, or desire ...
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The Temples and the Gods of Chaldaea
... after having enjoyed an existence amid riches and splendour in ... lightning, with an
order to bring the guilty ... the enervating influence to which they were usually ...
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The Acceptable Sacrifice;
... But now bring them out of their cells and holes of ... the more he wants, the greater
are his riches, if he can ... their complaints to one and another, so they cry to ...
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