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Bible Verses About Greed
Find Bible verses about greed — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about greed?
The Bible addresses greed with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
Isaiah 56:11
“Yes, the dogs are greedy, they can never have enough; and these are shepherds who can't understand: they have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter.”
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Proverbs 21:26
“There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the righteous give and don't withhold.”
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Proverbs 1:19
“So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.”
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Proverbs 30:15
“"The leach has two daughters: 'Give, give.' "There are three things that are never satisfied; four that don't say, 'Enough:'”
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Matthew 21:38
“But the farmers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, and seize his inheritance.'”
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Proverbs 28:25
“One who is greedy stirs up strife; but one who trusts in Yahweh will prosper.”
1 Samuel 15:19
“Why then didn't you obey the voice of Yahweh, but took the spoils, and did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh?"”
Numbers 11:33
“While the flesh was yet between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of Yahweh was kindled against the people, and Yahweh struck the people with a very great plague.”
Proverbs 28:22
“A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn't know that poverty waits for him.”
Proverbs 28:20
“A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.”
Job 20:20
“"Because he knew no quietness within him, he shall not save anything of that in which he delights.”
Isaiah 10:14
“My hand has found the riches of the peoples like a nest, and like one gathers eggs that are abandoned, have I gathered all the earth. There was no one who moved their wing, or that opened their mouth,...”
Isaiah 5:8
“Woe to those who join house to house, who lay field to field, until there is no room, and you are made to dwell alone in the midst of the land!”
Ezekiel 22:25
“There is a conspiracy of her prophets in its midst, like a roaring lion ravening the prey: they have devoured souls; they take treasure and precious things; they have made her widows many in its midst...”
Psalms 10:3
“For the wicked boasts of his heart's cravings. He blesses the greedy, and condemns Yahweh.”
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1 Timothy 6:9 — “But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harm...”
Amos 8:5 — “Saying, 'When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? And the Sabbath, that we may market...”
Genesis 37:26 — “Judah said to his brothers, "What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?...”
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