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So that place was named Kibroth-hattaavah, because it was there
that the greedy people were buried. [NUM 11:34]
On the seventh day, beginning at daybreak, they marched around
the city seven times in the same manner; on that day only did they
march around the city seven times. The seventh time around, the
priests blew the horns and Joshua said to the people, "Now
shout, for the LORD has given you the city and everything in it.
It is under the LORD'S ban. Only the harlot Rahab and all who are
in the house with her are to be spared, because she hid the
messengers we sent. But be careful not to take, in your greed,
anything that is under the ban; else you will bring upon the camp
of Israel this ban and the misery of it. All silver and gold, and
the articles of bronze or iron, are sacred to the LORD. They shall
be put in the treasury of the LORD." [JOSH 6:15-19]
Joshua said to Achan, "My son, give to the LORD, the God
of Israel, glory and honor by telling me what you have done; do
not hide it from me." Achan answered Joshua, "I have
indeed sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel. This is what I
have done: Among the spoils, I saw a beautiful Babylonian mantle,
two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold fifty shekels in
weight; in my greed I took them. They are now hidden in the ground
inside my tent, with the silver underneath." [JOSH 7:19-21]
This, therefore, is the oracle of the LORD, the God of Israel:
'I said in the past that your family and your father's family
should minister in my presence forever. But now,' the LORD
declares, 'away with this! for I will honor those who honor me,
but those who spurn me shall be accursed. Yes, the time is coming
when I will break your strength and the strength of your father's
family, so that no man in your family shall reach old age. You
shall witness as a disappointed rival all the benefits enjoyed by
Israel, but there shall never be an old man in your family. I will
permit some of your family to remain at my altar, to wear out
their eyes in consuming greed; but the rest of the men of your
family shall die by the sword.' [1SAM 2:30-33]
When Judas and the army returned from the pursuit, he said to
the people: "Do not be greedy for the plunder, for there is a
fight ahead of us, and Gorgias and his army are near us on the
mountain. But now stand firm against our enemies and overthrow
them. Afterward you can freely take the plunder." As Judas
was finishing this speech, a detachment appeared, looking down
from the mountain. They saw that their army had been put to flight
and their camp was being burned. The smoke that could be seen
indicated what had happened. [1MACC 4:16-20]
Do you not know this from olden time, since man was placed upon
the earth, That the triumph of the wicked is short and the joy of
the impious but for a moment? Though his pride mount up to the
heavens and his head reach to the clouds, Yet he perishes forever
like the fuel of his fire, and the onlookers say, "Where is
he?" Like a dream he takes flight and is not found again; he
fades away like a vision of the night. The riches he swallowed he
shall disgorge; God shall compel his belly to disown them. The
poison of asps he shall drink in; the viper's fangs shall slay
him. He shall see no streams of oil, no torrents of honey or milk.
Restoring his gains, he shall not enjoy them; though his wealth
increases, he shall not rejoice. Because he has oppressed the
poor, and stolen a patrimony he had not built up, Therefore his
prosperity shall not endure, and his hands shall yield up his
riches. Though he has known no quiet in his greed, his treasures
shall not save him. When he abounds to overflowing, he shall be
brought into straits, and nought shall be left of his goods. God
shall send against him the fury of his wrath and rain down his
missiles of war upon him. [JOB 20:4-8,15-23]
Why, LORD, do you stand at a distance and pay no heed to these
troubled times? Arrogant scoundrels pursue the poor; they trap
them by their cunning schemes. The wicked even boast of their
greed; these robbers curse and scorn the LORD. In their insolence
the wicked boast: "God doesn't care, doesn't even
exist." Yet their affairs always succeed; they ignore your
judgment on high; they sneer at all who oppose them. They say in
their hearts, "We will never fall; never will we see
misfortune." Their mouths are full of oaths, violence, and
lies; discord and evil are under their tongues. Rise up, LORD God!
Raise your arm! Do not forget the poor! Why should the wicked
scorn God, say in their hearts, "God doesn't care"? But
you do see; you do observe this misery and sorrow; you take the
matter in hand. To you the helpless can entrust their cause; you
are the defender of orphans. [PS 10:1-7,12-14]
This is the fate of everyone greedy of loot: unlawful gain
takes away the life of him who acquires it. [PROV 1:19]
He who is greedy of gain brings ruin on his own house, but he
who hates bribes will live. [PROV 15:27]
From a man's greed comes his shame; rather be a poor man than a
liar. [PROV 19:22]
Do not take food with a grudging man, and do not desire his dainties;
For in his greed he is like a storm. "Eat and drink," he says to you, though his heart is not with you; The little you have eaten you will vomit up, and you will have wasted your agreeable words.
[PROV 23:7-8]
The greedy man stirs up disputes, but he who trusts in the LORD
will prosper. [PROV 28:25]
Again I found this vanity under the sun: a solitary man with no companion; with neither son nor brother. Yet there is no end to all his toil, and riches do not satisfy his greed. "For whom do I toil and deprive myself of good things?" This also is vanity and a worthless task.
[ECCL 4:7-8]
But Wisdom delivered from tribulations those who served her.
She, when the just man fled from his brother's anger, guided him
in direct ways, Showed him the kingdom of God and gave him
knowledge of holy things; She prospered him in his labors and made
abundant the fruit of his works, Stood by him against the greed of
his defrauders, and enriched him; She preserved him from foes, and
secured him against ambush, And she gave him the prize for his
stern struggle that he might know that devotion to God is mightier
than all else. [WISDOM 10:9-12]
Wealth ill becomes the mean man; and to the miser, of what use
is gold? What he denies himself he collects for others, and in his
possessions a stranger will revel. To whom will he be generous who
is stingy with himself and does not enjoy what is his own? None is
more stingy than he who is stingy with himself; he punishes his
own miserliness. If ever he is generous, it is by mistake; and in
the end he displays his greed. In the miser's opinion his share is
too small; he refuses his neighbor and brings ruin on himself.
[SIRACH 14:3-9]
Stumble not through woman's beauty, nor be greedy for her wealth;
The man is a slave, in disgrace and shame, when a wife supports her husband.
[SIRACH 25:20-21]
If you are dining with a great man, bring not a greedy gullet
to his table, Nor cry out, "How much food there is
here!" Remember that gluttony is evil. No creature is
greedier than the eye: therefore it weeps for any cause. Recognize
that your neighbor feels as you do, and keep in mind your own
dislikes: Toward what he eyes, do not put out a hand; nor reach
when he does for the same dish. Behave at table like a favored
guest, and be not greedy, lest you be despised. Be the first to
stop, as befits good manners; gorge not yourself, lest you give
offense. If there are many with you at table, be not the first to
reach out your hand. Does not a little suffice for a well-bred
man? When he lies down, it is without discomfort. [SIRACH 31:12-19]
To whom shall I speak? whom shall I warn, and be heard? See!
their ears are uncircumcised, they cannot give heed; See, the word
of the LORD has become for them an object of scorn, which they
will not have. Therefore my wrath brims up within me, I am weary
of holding it in; I will pour it out upon the child in the street,
upon the young men gathered together. Yes, all will be taken,
husband and wife, graybeard with ancient. Their houses will fall
to strangers, their fields and their wives as well; For I will
stretch forth my hand against those who dwell in this land, says
the LORD. Small and great alike, all are greedy for gain; prophet
and priest, all practice fraud. They would repair, as though it
were nought, the injury to my people: "Peace, peace!"
they say, though there is no peace. [JER 6:10-14]
My people perish for want of knowledge! Since you have rejected
knowledge, I will reject you from my priesthood; Since you have
ignored the law of your God, I will also ignore your sons. One and
all they sin against me, exchanging their glory for shame. They
feed on the sin of my people, and are greedy for their guilt. [HOSEA
4:6-8]
[Jesus] said to them, "Are even you likewise without
understanding? Do you not realize that everything that goes into a
person from outside cannot defile, since it enters not the heart
but the stomach and passes out into the latrine?" (Thus he
declared all foods clean.) "But what comes out of a person,
that is what defiles. From within people, from their hearts, come
evil thoughts, unchastity, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice,
deceit, licentiousness, envy, blasphemy, arrogance, folly. All
these evils come from within and they defile." [Taken from MK
7:18-23]
Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my
brother to share the inheritance with me." He replied to him,
"Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?"
Then [Jesus] said to the crowd, "Take care to guard against
all greed, for though one may be rich, one's life does not consist
of possessions." [Taken from LK 12:13-15]
He then addressed this parable to those who were convinced of
their own righteousness and despised everyone else. "Two
people went up to the temple area to pray; one was a Pharisee and
the other was a tax collector. The Pharisee took up his position
and spoke this prayer to himself, 'O God, I thank you that I am
not like the rest of humanity - greedy, dishonest, adulterous - or
even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week, and I pay
tithes on my whole income.' But the tax collector stood off at a
distance and would not even raise his eyes to heaven but beat his
breast and prayed, 'O God, be merciful to me a sinner.' I tell
you, the latter went home justified, not the former; for everyone
who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles
himself will be exalted." [LK 18:9-14]
The wrath of God is indeed being revealed from heaven against
every impiety and wickedness of those who suppress the truth by
their wickedness. For what can be known about God is evident to
them, because God made it evident to them. Ever since the creation
of the world, his invisible attributes of eternal power and
divinity have been able to be understood and perceived in what he
has made. As a result, they have no excuse; for although they knew
God they did not accord him glory as God or give him thanks.
Instead, they became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless
minds were darkened. While claiming to be wise, they became fools
and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for the likeness of an
image of mortal man or of birds or of four-legged animals or of
snakes. Therefore, God handed them over to impurity through the
lusts of their hearts for the mutual degradation of their bodies.
They exchanged the truth of God for a lie and revered and
worshiped the creature rather than the creator, who is blessed
forever. Amen. Therefore, God handed them over to degrading
passions. Their females exchanged natural relations for unnatural,
and the males likewise gave up natural relations with females and
burned with lust for one another. Males did shameful things with
males and thus received in their own persons the due penalty for
their perversity. And since they did not see fit to acknowledge
God, God handed them over to their undiscerning mind to do what is
improper. They are filled with every form of wickedness, evil,
greed, and malice; full of envy, murder, rivalry, treachery, and
spite. They are gossips and scandalmongers and they hate God. They
are insolent, haughty, boastful, ingenious in their wickedness,
and rebellious toward their parents. They are senseless,
faithless, heartless, ruthless. Although they know the just decree
of God that all who practice such things deserve death, they not
only do them but give approval to those who practice them. [ROM 1:18-32]
I wrote you in my letter not to associate with immoral people,
not at all referring to the immoral of this world or the greedy
and robbers or idolaters; for you would then have to leave the
world. But I now write to you not to associate with anyone named a
brother, if he is immoral, greedy, an idolater, a slanderer, a
drunkard, or a robber, not even to eat with such a person. For why
should I be judging outsiders? Is it not your business to judge
those within? God will judge those outside. "Purge the evil
person from your midst." [1COR 5:9-13]
Do you not know that the unjust will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators nor idolaters nor adulterers nor boy prostitutes nor practicing homosexuals
nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor robbers will inherit the kingdom of God.
[1COR 6:9-10]
Immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be mentioned among you, as is fitting among holy ones,
no obscenity or silly or suggestive talk, which is out of place, but instead, thanksgiving. Be sure of this, that no immoral or impure or greedy person, that is, an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
[EPH 5:3-5]
Put to death, then, the parts of you that are earthly:
immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and the greed that is
idolatry. Because of these the wrath of God is coming (upon the
disobedient). By these you too once conducted yourselves, when you
lived in that way. But now you must put them all away: anger,
fury, malice, slander, and obscene language out of your mouths.
Stop lying to one another, since you have taken off the old self
with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being
renewed, for knowledge, in the image of its creator. [COL 3:5-10]
Our exhortation was not from delusion or impure motives, nor
did it work through deception. But as we were judged worthy by God
to be entrusted with the gospel, that is how we speak, not as
trying to please human beings, but rather God, who judges our
hearts. Nor, indeed, did we ever appear with flattering speech, as
you know, or with a pretext for greed - God is witness - nor did
we seek praise from human beings, either from you or from others,
although we were able to impose our weight as apostles of Christ.
Rather, we were gentle among you, as a nursing mother cares for
her children. With such affection for you, we were determined to
share with you not only the gospel of God, but our very selves as
well, so dearly beloved had you become to us. [1THES 2:3-8]
Similarly, deacons must be dignified, not deceitful, not addicted to drink, not greedy for sordid gain,
holding fast to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. Moreover, they should be tested first; then, if there is nothing against them, let them serve as deacons.
[1TM 3:8-10]
For a bishop as God's steward must be blameless, not arrogant,
not irritable, not a drunkard, not aggressive, not greedy for
sordid gain, but hospitable, a lover of goodness, temperate, just,
holy, and self-controlled, holding fast to the true message as
taught so that he will be able both to exhort with sound doctrine
and to refute opponents. For there are also many rebels, idle
talkers and deceivers... It is imperative to silence them, as they
are upsetting whole families by teaching for sordid gain what they
should not. [Taken from TI 1:7-11]
There were also false prophets among the people, just as there
will be false teachers among you, who will introduce destructive
heresies and even deny the Master who ransomed them, bringing
swift destruction on themselves. Many will follow their licentious
ways, and because of them the way of truth will be reviled. In
their greed they will exploit you with fabrications, but from of
old their condemnation has not been idle and their destruction
does not sleep. For if God did not spare the angels when they
sinned, but condemned them to the chains of Tartarus and handed
them over to be kept for judgment; and if he did not spare the
ancient world, even though he preserved Noah, a herald of
righteousness, together with seven others, when he brought a flood
upon the godless world; and if he condemned the cities of Sodom
and Gomorrah (to destruction), reducing them to ashes, making them
an example for the godless (people) of what is coming; and if he
rescued Lot, a righteous man oppressed by the licentious conduct
of unprincipled people (for day after day that righteous man
living among them was tormented in his righteous soul at the
lawless deeds that he saw and heard), then the Lord knows how to
rescue the devout from trial and to keep the unrighteous under
punishment for the day of judgment, and especially those who
follow the flesh with its depraved desire and show contempt for
lordship. [2PT 2:1-10]
Their eyes are full of adultery and insatiable for sin. [False
teachers] seduce unstable people, and their hearts are trained in
greed. Accursed children! Abandoning the straight road, they have
gone astray, following the road of Balaam, the son of Bosor, who
loved payment for wrongdoing, but he received a rebuke for his own
crime: a mute beast spoke with a human voice and restrained the
prophet's madness. These people are waterless springs and mists
driven by a gale; for them the gloom of darkness has been
reserved. For, talking empty bombast, they seduce with licentious
desires of the flesh those who have barely escaped from people who
live in error. They promise them freedom, though they themselves
are slaves of corruption, for a person is a slave of whatever
overcomes him. For if they, having escaped the defilements of the
world through the knowledge of (our) Lord and savior Jesus Christ,
again become entangled and overcome by them, their last condition
is worse than their first. For it would have been better for them
not to have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it
to turn back from the holy commandment handed down to them. What
is expressed in the true proverb has happened to them, "The
dog returns to its own vomit," and "A bathed sow returns
to wallowing in the mire." [Taken from 2PT 2:14-22]
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