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What does God say on the matter?

(Proverbs 15:27) Greed brings grief to the whole family, but those who hate bribes will live.

(Proverbs 28:25) Greed causes fighting; trusting the LORD leads to prosperity.

(Jeremiah 6:13) “From the least to the greatest, their lives are ruled by greed. From prophets to priests, they are all frauds.

(Jeremiah 8:10) I will give their wives to others and their farms to strangers. From the least to the greatest, their lives are ruled by greed. Yes, even My prophets and priests are like that. They are all frauds.

(Jeremiah 22:17) “But you! You have eyes only for greed and dishonesty! You murder the innocent, oppress the poor, and reign ruthlessly.”

(Ezekiel 7:19) “They will throw their money in the streets, tossing it out like worthless trash. Their silver and gold won’t save them on that day of the LORD’s anger. It will neither satisfy nor feed them, for their greed can only trip them up.

(Habakkuk 2:5) Wealth is treacherous, and the arrogant are never at rest. They open their mouths as wide as the grave, and like death, they are never satisfied. In their greed they have gathered up many nations and swallowed many peoples.

(Matthew 23:25) “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthy—full of greed and self-indulgence!

(Mark 7:22) adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness.

(Luke 11:39) Then the Lord said to him, “You Pharisees are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthy—full of greed and wickedness!

(Luke 12:15) Then He said, “Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.”

(Romans 1:29) Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, quarreling, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip.

(Ephesians 5:3) Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or greed among you. Such sins have no place among God’s people.

(2 Peter 2:3) In their greed they will make up clever lies to get hold of your money. But God condemned them long ago, and their destruction will not be delayed.

(2 Peter 2:14) They commit adultery with their eyes, and their desire for sin is never satisfied. They lure unstable people into sin, and they are well trained in greed. They live under God’s curse.