Quotes about Greed
And when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went down to take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.
— 1 Kings 21:16
Yet none of this satisfies me as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”
— Esther 5:13
or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver.
— Job 3:15
The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from the thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
— Job 5:5
Have I ever said, ‘Give me something; offer me a bribe from your wealth;
— Job 6:22
though he cannot bear to let it go and keeps it in his mouth,
— Job 20:13
He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God will force it from his stomach.
— Job 20:15
He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.
— Job 20:17
For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build.
— Job 20:19
Because his appetite is never satisfied, he cannot escape with his treasure.
— Job 20:20
Nothing is left for him to consume; thus his prosperity will not endure.
— Job 20:21
Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay,
— Job 27:16