Dictionary of Bible Themes  »  5000 Humanity  »  5760 Human attitudes and behaviour  »  5869 greed  »  5870 greed, condemnation of

Greed is condemned by Scripture as contrary to the purposes of God.

Greed is a feature of the fallen world

Psalm 10:3; Romans 1:29 See also 1 Corinthians 5:10

Greed is an expression of sinful human nature

Mark 7:21-22 pp Matthew 15:19-20 See also Ezekiel 33:31; Romans 7:8

Examples of greed

Of individuals

Joshua 7:21; Ezekiel 22:12; Daniel 5:23

Of false teachers

Matthew 23:25 See also Jeremiah 6:13; Jeremiah 8:10; Luke 11:39; 2 Peter 2:3,14

Greed invites God's judgment both now and later

Ephesians 5:5 See also Proverbs 15:27; Proverbs 28:8,25; Proverbs 29:4; Ezekiel 18:10-13; Ezekiel 28:5-7; Amos 8:4-7; Micah 2:1-3; Habakkuk 2:5-6; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10

See also

5412  money
5792  appetite
5866  gluttony
6133  coveting
8733  envy
8773  jealousy
8821  self-indulgence
8827  selfishness