Quotes about Greed
Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.
— Proverbs 22:16
Do not eat the bread of a stingy man, and do not crave his delicacies;
— Proverbs 23:6
You will vomit up what little you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.
— Proverbs 23:8
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
— Proverbs 27:20
He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.
— Proverbs 28:8
A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
— Proverbs 28:20
A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.
— Proverbs 28:22
A greedy man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.
— Proverbs 28:25
there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the oppressed from the earth and the needy from among men.
— Proverbs 30:14
The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:
— Proverbs 30:15
When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?
— Ecclesiastes 5:11
There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,
— Ecclesiastes 5:13