Quotes about Greed
Never before have so many people tripped over one another in their eagerness to get rich and thereby impaled themselves on the consequences of their own greed. The greatest irony of it all is that it's done in the name of contentment
— NT Wright
For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his own soul?" (Mark 8:36).
— Paul David Tripp
Our affluence does not make us selfish; it simply enables us to afford more sophisticated expressions of selfishness.
— Paul David Tripp
When I opt for a me-centered "more," what I actually get is always much, much less.
— Paul David Tripp
When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Shinar, two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”
— Joshua 7:21
So they rushed greedily to the plunder, taking sheep, cattle, and calves. They slaughtered them on the ground and ate meat with the blood still in it.
— 1 Samuel 14:32
Now a traveler came to the rich man, who refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for his guest.”
— 2 Samuel 12:4
So Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard to use as a vegetable garden, since it is next to my palace. I will give you a better vineyard in its place—or if you prefer, I will give you its value in silver.”
— 1 Kings 21:2
Ahab answered, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and told him, ‘Give me your vineyard for silver, or if you wish, I will give you another vineyard in its place.’ And he replied, ‘I will not give you my vineyard!’”
— 1 Kings 21:6
They proclaimed a fast and gave Naboth a seat of honor among the people.
— 1 Kings 21:12
Then they sent word to Jezebel: “Naboth has been stoned to death.”
— 1 Kings 21:14
When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to Ahab, “Get up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, who refused to give it to you for silver. For Naboth is no longer alive, but dead.”
— 1 Kings 21:15