"Thou shalt not¹ covetª° thy neighbour'sª house,ª thou shalt not¹ covetª° thy neighbour'sª wife,ª nor his manservant,ª nor his maidservant,ª nor his ox,ª nor his ass,ª nor any thing¹ that¹ [is] thy neighbour's.ª" {Exd 20:17} + "And it came to pass¹ afterª these¹ things,ª [that] Nabothª the Jezreeliteª had¹ a vineyard,ª which¹ [was] in Jezreel,ª hard¹ by² the palaceª of Ahabª kingª of Samaria.ª ... And Ahabª cameª° into¹ his houseª heavyª and displeasedª because¹ of the wordª which¹ Nabothª the Jezreeliteª had spokenª° to¹ him: for he had said,ª° I will not¹ giveª° thee¹ the inheritanceª of my fathers.ª And he laid him downª° upon¹ his bed,ª and turned awayª°¹ his face,ª and would eatª° no¹ bread.ª" {1Kg 21:1-4} + "And they covetª° fields,ª and take [them] by violence;ª° and houses,ª and take [them] away:ª° so they oppressª° a manª and his house,ª even a manª and his heritage.ª" {Mic 2:2} + "Woeª to him that covetethª° an evilª covetousnessª to his house,ª that he may setª° his nestª on high,ª that he may be deliveredª° from the powerª¹ of evil!ª" {Hab 2:9} + "Andª he saidª° untoª them,ª Take heed,ª° andª bewareª° ofª covetousness:ª forª a man'sª² lifeª consistethª° notª in² the abundanceª° ofª the things which he² possesseth.ª°¹" {Lke 12:15} + "Whatª shall we sayª° then?ª [Is] the¹ lawª sin?ª God forbid.ªª° Nay,ª I had²° notª knownª° sin,ª butª byª the law:ª forª² I had²°¹ notª knownª° lust,ª exceptª the¹ lawª had said,ª° Thou shalt²° notª covet.ª° ... Butª sin,ª takingª° occasionª byª the¹ commandment,ª wroughtª° inª meª all manner¹ of² concupiscence.ª Forª withoutª the lawª sinª [was] dead.ª" {Rom 7:7-8} + "Forª this,¹ Thou shalt²° notª commit adultery,ª° Thou shalt²° notª kill,ª° Thou shalt²° notª steal,ª° Thou shalt²° notª bear false witness,ª° Thou shalt²° notª covet;ª° andª if [there be] anyª otherª commandment,ª it is briefly comprehendedª° inª thisª saying,ª namely,ª¹ Thou shalt loveª° thyª neighbourª asª thyself.ª" {Rom 13:9} + "Butª they that willª° be richª° fallª° intoª temptationª andª a snare,ª andª [into] manyª foolishª andª hurtfulª lusts,ª whichª drownª° menª inª destructionª andª perdition.ª ... Forª the¹ love of moneyª isª° the rootª of allª evil:ª whichª while someª coveted after,ª° they have erredª° fromª the¹ faith,ª andª pierced²° themselves² throughª°¹ with manyª sorrows.ª" {1Tm 6:9-10} + "[Let your] conversationª [be] without covetousness;ª [and be] contentª° with such things as ye have:ª° forª heª hath said,ª° I will neverª leaveª° thee,ª norª² forsakeª° thee.ª" {Hbr 13:5} |
