Search Phrase = Covet
There are no Main Site search results.
Description: Exodus 18:21
NET Translation: But you choose from the people capable men, God-fearing men, men of truth, those who hate bribes, and put them over the people as rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
DARBY Translation: But do thou provide among all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating Covetousness; and place [them] over them, chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of tens,
KJV Translation: Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating Covetousness; and place [such] over them, [to be] rulers of thousands, [and] rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
Keywords: Covet
Description: Exodus 20:17
NET Translation: “You shall not Covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not Covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
DARBY Translation: Thou shalt not desire thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not desire thy neighbour's wife, nor his bondman, nor his handmaid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbour's.
KJV Translation: Thou shalt not Covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not Covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that [is] thy neighbour's.
Description: Exodus 34:24
NET Translation: For I will drive out the nations before you and enlarge your borders; no one will Covet your land when you go up to appear before the Lord your God three times in the year.
DARBY Translation: For I will dispossess the nations before thee, and enlarge thy border, and no man shall desire thy land, when thou goest up to appear before the face of Jehovah thy God thrice in the year.
KJV Translation: For I will cast out the nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders: neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou shalt go up to appear before the LORD thy God thrice in the year.
Keywords: Covet
Description: Deuteronomy 5:21
NET Translation: You must not desire another man’s wife, nor should you crave his house, his field, his male and female servants, his ox, his donkey, or anything else he owns.”
DARBY Translation: Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's wife, neither shalt thou Covet thy neighbour's house, his field, nor his bondman, nor his handmaid, his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbour's.
KJV Translation: Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's wife, neither shalt thou Covet thy neighbour's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any [thing] that [is] thy neighbour's.
Keywords: Abomination
Description: Deuteronomy 7:25
NET Translation: You must burn the images of their gods, but do not Covet the silver and gold that covers them so much that you take it for yourself and thus become ensnared by it; for it is abhorrent to the Lord your God.
DARBY Translation: The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire; thou shalt not Covet the silver and gold [that is] on them and take it unto thee, lest thou be ensnared therein; for it is an abomination to Jehovah thy God.
KJV Translation: The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold [that is] on them, nor take [it] unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it [is] an abomination to the LORD thy God.
Description: Joshua 7:21
NET Translation: I saw among the goods we seized a nice robe from Babylon, 200 silver pieces, and a bar of gold weighing 50 shekels. I wanted them, so I took them. They are hidden in the ground right in the middle of my tent, with the silver underneath.”
DARBY Translation: I saw among the spoils a beautiful mantle of Shinar, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a golden bar of fifty shekels weight, and I Coveted them and took them; and behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
KJV Translation: When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I Coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they [are] hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
Keywords: Wicked
Description: Psalms 10:3
NET Translation: Yes, the wicked man boasts because he gets what he wants; the one who robs others curses and rejects the Lord.
DARBY Translation: For the wicked boasteth of his soul's desire, and he blesseth the Covetous; he contemneth Jehovah.
KJV Translation: For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the Covetous, [whom] the LORD abhorreth.
Keywords: Art, Heart
Description: Psalms 119:36
NET Translation: Give me a desire for your rules, rather than for wealth gained unjustly.
DARBY Translation: Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to gain.
KJV Translation: Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to Covetousness.
Keywords: Righteous
Description: Proverbs 21:26
NET Translation: All day long he has craved greedily, but the righteous person gives and does not hold back.
DARBY Translation: He Coveteth greedily all the day long; but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
KJV Translation: He Coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
Description: Proverbs 28:16
NET Translation: The prince who is a great oppressor lacks wisdom, but the one who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.
DARBY Translation: The prince void of intelligence is also a great oppressor: he that hateth Covetousness shall prolong [his] days.
KJV Translation: The prince that wanteth understanding [is] also a great oppressor: [but] he that hateth Covetousness shall prolong [his] days.
Keywords: Mote
Description: Isaiah 57:17
NET Translation: I was angry because of their sinful greed; I attacked them and angrily rejected them, yet they remained disobedient and stubborn.
DARBY Translation: For the iniquity of his Covetousness was I wroth, and smote him; I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on backslidingly in the way of his heart.
KJV Translation: For the iniquity of his Covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart.
Keywords: Priest, Prophet, Test
Description: Jeremiah 6:13
NET Translation: “That is because, from the least important to the most important of them, all of them are greedy for dishonest gain. Prophets and priests alike, all of them practice deceit.
DARBY Translation: For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them, every one is given to Covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest, every one dealeth falsely.
KJV Translation: For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one [is] given to Covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
Keywords: Priest, Prophet, Test, Wives
Description: Jeremiah 8:10
NET Translation: So I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. For from the least important to the most important of them, all of them are greedy for dishonest gain. Prophets and priests alike all practice deceit.
DARBY Translation: Therefore will I give their wives unto others, their fields to those that shall possess [them]; for every one, from the least even unto the greatest, is given to Covetousness; from the prophet even unto the priest, every one dealeth falsely.
KJV Translation: Therefore will I give their wives unto others, [and] their fields to them that shall inherit [them]: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to Covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
Keywords: Art, Heart
Description: Jeremiah 22:17
NET Translation: But you are always thinking and looking for ways to increase your wealth by dishonest means. Your eyes and your heart are set on killing some innocent person and committing fraud and oppression.’”
DARBY Translation: But thine eyes and thy heart are only on thine extortion, and on the blood of the innocent, to shed it, and on oppression and on violence, to do it.
KJV Translation: But thine eyes and thine heart [are] not but for thy Covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do [it].
Keywords: Measure
Description: Jeremiah 51:13
NET Translation: “You who live along the rivers of Babylon, the time of your end has come. You who are rich in plundered treasure, it is time for your lives to be cut off.
DARBY Translation: Thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, the measure of thy rapacity.
KJV Translation: O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, [and] the measure of thy Covetousness.
Keywords: Art, Ear, Heart
Description: Ezekiel 33:31
NET Translation: They come to you in crowds, and they sit in front of you as my people. They hear your words, but do not obey them. For they talk lustfully, and their heart is set on their own advantage.
DARBY Translation: And they come unto thee as a people cometh, and they sit before thee [as] my people, and they hear thy words, but they do them not; for with their mouth they shew much love, [but] their heart goeth after their dishonest gain.
KJV Translation: And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee [as] my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, [but] their heart goeth after their Covetousness.
Keywords: Covet, Man
Description: Micah 2:2
NET Translation: They confiscate the fields they desire and seize the houses they want. They defraud people of their homes and deprive people of the land they have inherited.
DARBY Translation: And they Covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away; and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
KJV Translation: And they Covet fields, and take [them] by violence; and houses, and take [them] away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
Keywords: Evil, Power, Woe
Description: Habakkuk 2:9
NET Translation: The one who builds his house by unjust gain is as good as dead. He does this so he can build his nest way up high and escape the clutches of disaster.
DARBY Translation: Woe to him that getteth iniquitous gain to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the grasp of evil!
KJV Translation: Woe to him that Coveteth an evil Covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
Keywords: Evil
Description: Mark 7:22
NET Translation: adultery, greed, evil, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, pride, and folly.
DARBY Translation: thefts, Covetousness, wickednesses, deceit, licentiousness, a wicked eye, injurious language, haughtiness, folly;
KJV Translation: “Thefts, Covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:”
Keywords: Life
Description: Luke 12:15
NET Translation: Then he said to them, “Watch out and guard yourself from all types of greed, because one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
DARBY Translation: And he said to them, Take heed and keep yourselves from all Covetousness, for [it is] not because a man is in abundance [that] his life is in his possessions.
KJV Translation: And he said unto them, “Take heed, and beware of Covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.”
Description: Luke 16:14
NET Translation: The Pharisees (who loved money) heard all this and ridiculed him.
DARBY Translation: And the Pharisees also, who were Covetous, heard all these things, and mocked him.
KJV Translation: And the Pharisees also, who were Covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.
Description: Acts 20:33
NET Translation: I have desired no one’s silver or gold or clothing.
DARBY Translation: I have Coveted [the] silver or gold or clothing of no one.
KJV Translation: I have Coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.
Description: Romans 1:29
NET Translation: They are filled with every kind of unrighteousness, wickedness, Covetousness, malice. They are rife with envy, murder, strife, deceit, hostility. They are gossips,
DARBY Translation: being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, Covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions; whisperers,
KJV Translation: Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, Covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
Keywords: God, Halt, Law
Description: Romans 7:7
NET Translation: What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Absolutely not! Certainly, I would not have known sin except through the law. For indeed I would not have known what it means to desire something belonging to someone else if the law had not said, “Do not Covet.”
DARBY Translation: What shall we say then? [is] the law sin? Far be the thought. But I had not known sin, unless by law: for I had not had conscience also of lust unless the law had said, Thou shalt not lust;
KJV Translation: What shall we say then? [Is] the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not Covet.
Keywords: Bear, Ear, False, Halt, Love
Description: Romans 13:9
NET Translation: For the commandments, “Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not Covet,” (and if there is any other commandment) are summed up in this, “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
DARBY Translation: For, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not lust; and if there be any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
KJV Translation: For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not Covet; and if [there be] any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Description: 1 Corinthians 5:10
NET Translation: In no way did I mean the immoral people of this world, or the greedy and swindlers and idolaters, since you would then have to go out of the world.
DARBY Translation: not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the avaricious and rapacious, or idolaters, since [then] ye should go out of the world.
KJV Translation: Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the Covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.
Keywords: Called, Man
Description: 1 Corinthians 5:11
NET Translation: But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who calls himself a Christian who is sexually immoral, or greedy, or an idolater, or verbally abusive, or a drunkard, or a swindler. Do not even eat with such a person.
DARBY Translation: But now I have written to you, if any one called brother be fornicator, or avaricious, or idolater, or abusive, or a drunkard, or rapacious, not to mix with [him]; with such a one not even to eat.
KJV Translation: But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or Covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
Keywords: Kingdom
Description: 1 Corinthians 6:10
NET Translation: thieves, the greedy, drunkards, the verbally abusive, and swindlers will not inherit the kingdom of God.
DARBY Translation: nor thieves, nor Covetous, nor drunkards, nor abusive persons, nor [the] rapacious, shall inherit [the] kingdom of God.
KJV Translation: Nor thieves, nor Covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
Keywords: Covet
Description: 1 Corinthians 12:31
NET Translation: But you should be eager for the greater gifts. And now I will show you a way that is beyond comparison.
DARBY Translation: But desire earnestly the greater gifts, and yet shew I unto you a way of more surpassing excellence.
KJV Translation: But Covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
Keywords: Covet
Description: 1 Corinthians 14:39
NET Translation: So then, brothers and sisters, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid anyone from speaking in tongues.
DARBY Translation: So that, brethren, desire to prophesy, and do not forbid the speaking with tongues.
KJV Translation: Wherefore, brethren, Covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.
Keywords: Hand, Might
Description: 2 Corinthians 9:5
NET Translation: Therefore I thought it necessary to urge these brothers to go to you in advance and to arrange ahead of time the generous contribution you had promised, so this may be ready as a generous gift and not as something you feel forced to do.
DARBY Translation: I thought it necessary therefore to beg the brethren that they would come to you, and complete beforehand your fore-announced blessing, that this may be ready thus as blessing, and not as got out of you.
KJV Translation: Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as [a matter of] bounty, and not as [of] Covetousness.
Description: Ephesians 5:3
NET Translation: But among you there must not be either sexual immorality, impurity of any kind, or greed, as these are not fitting for the saints.
DARBY Translation: But fornication and all uncleanness or unbridled lust, let it not be even named among you, as it becomes saints;
KJV Translation: But fornication, and all uncleanness, or Covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;
Keywords: Christ, Clean, Inheritance, Kingdom, Unclean
Description: Ephesians 5:5
NET Translation: For you can be confident of this one thing: that no person who is immoral, impure, or greedy (such a person is an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
DARBY Translation: For this ye are [well] informed of, knowing that no fornicator, or unclean person, or person of unbridled lust, who is an idolater, has inheritance in the kingdom of the Christ and God.
KJV Translation: For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor Covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
Keywords: Evil, Mortify
Description: Colossians 3:5
NET Translation: So put to death whatever in your nature belongs to the earth: sexual immorality, impurity, shameful passion, evil desire, and greed which is idolatry.
DARBY Translation: Put to death therefore your members which [are] upon the earth, fornication, uncleanness, vile passions, evil lust, and unbridled desire, which is idolatry.
KJV Translation: Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and Covetousness, which is idolatry:
Keywords: God, Time
Description: 1 Thessalonians 2:5
NET Translation: For we never appeared with flattering speech, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed—God is our witness—
DARBY Translation: For we have not at any time been [among you] with flattering discourse, even as ye know, nor with a pretext for Covetousness, God [is] witness;
KJV Translation: For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of Covetousness; God [is] witness:
Description: 1 Timothy 3:3
NET Translation: not a drunkard, not violent, but gentle, not contentious, free from the love of money.
DARBY Translation: not given to excesses from wine, not a striker, but mild, not addicted to contention, not fond of money,
KJV Translation: Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not Covetous;
Keywords: Love, Money
Description: 1 Timothy 6:10
NET Translation: For the love of money is the root of all evils. Some people in reaching for it have strayed from the faith and stabbed themselves with many pains.
DARBY Translation: For the love of money is [the] root of every evil; which some having aspired after, have wandered from the faith, and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
KJV Translation: For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some Coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Keywords: Disobedient
Description: 2 Timothy 3:2
NET Translation: For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
DARBY Translation: for men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, evil speakers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, profane,
KJV Translation: For men shall be lovers of their own selves, Covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
Keywords: Content, Conversation, Tent
Description: Hebrews 13:5
NET Translation: Your conduct must be free from the love of money and you must be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you and I will never abandon you.”
DARBY Translation: [Let your] conversation [be] without love of money, satisfied with [your] present circumstances; for *he* has said, I will not leave thee, neither will I forsake thee.
KJV Translation: [Let your] conversation [be] without Covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
Keywords: Judgment, Nation, Time
Description: 2 Peter 2:3
NET Translation: And in their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation pronounced long ago is not sitting idly by; their destruction is not asleep.
DARBY Translation: And through Covetousness, with well-turned words, will they make merchandise of you: for whom judgment of old is not idle, and their destruction slumbers not.
KJV Translation: And through Covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
Keywords: Art, Heart, Table
Description: 2 Peter 2:14
NET Translation: Their eyes, full of adultery, never stop sinning; they entice unstable people. They have trained their hearts for greed, these cursed children!
DARBY Translation: having eyes full of adultery, and that cease not from sin, alluring unestablished souls; having a heart practised in Covetousness, children of curse;
KJV Translation: Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with Covetous practices; cursed children: