Dictionary of Bible Themes  »  5000 Humanity  »  5760 Human attitudes and behaviour  »  5869 greed  »  5871 greed, believers' response to

Greed should have no place in the lives of God's people.

The righteous are not to be greedy

Proverbs 28:6 See also Exodus 20:17 pp Deuteronomy 5:21; Proverbs 11:28; Proverbs 22:1; Proverbs 23:4; Ezekiel 18:8,17; Romans 13:9

The Christian leader is not to be greedy

1 Timothy 3:2-3 See also Titus 1:7; 1 Peter 5:2

The example of Paul

Acts 20:33 See also 1 Thessalonians 2:5

The antidotes to greed

Greed must be repented of

Luke 3:14 John the Baptist counselling soldiers on how they must express their repentance.

The need to be on guard against greed

Psalm 62:10; Luke 12:15 See also Luke 12:16-21

The need to be separate from greed and from the greedy

1 Corinthians 5:11; Colossians 3:5 See also Job 36:18; Ephesians 5:3

The need to be content

Hebrews 13:5 See also Philippians 4:11-13; 1 Timothy 6:3-10

The need to seek God, not gain

1 Timothy 6:17-18 See also 1 Kings 3:11-14; Psalm 119:14; Jeremiah 9:23-24

See also

5353  interest
5874  happiness
5934  restraint
8808  riches