Quotes about Greed
and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.
- 1 Timothy 6:5
For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
- 1 Timothy 6:10
For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
- 2 Timothy 3:2
You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.
- James 4:2
Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes.
- James 5:2
Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;
- 1 Peter 5:2
In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.
- 2 Peter 2:3
Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.
- 2 Peter 2:14
They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.
- 2 Peter 2:15
Some of my friends are very poor, the only thing they have is money.
- Paulo Coelho
I guess if people couldn't profit from war I don't think there would be war.
- Lily Tomlin
Money is our madness, our vast collective madness.
- DH Lawrence