oSee 1 Cor. 6:9
Exodus 18:21
21Moreover, look for aable men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.Exodus 20:17
17 b“You shall not covet cyour neighbor’s house; dyou shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s.”Joshua 7:21
21when I saw among the spoil a beautiful cloak from Shinar, and 200 shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing 50 shekels, ▼▼A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
then I coveted them and took them. And see, they are hidden in the earth inside my tent, with the silver underneath.” 1 Samuel 8:3
3Yet his sons did not walk in his ways fbut turned aside after gain. gThey took bribes and perverted justice.Psalms 10:3
3For the wicked hboasts of the desires of his soul,and the one greedy for gain icurses ▼
▼Or and he blesses the one greedy for gain
and krenounces the Lord.Psalms 119:36
36 lIncline my heart to your testimonies,and not to mselfish gain!
Proverbs 28:16
16A ruler who nlacks understanding is a cruel oppressor,but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.
Ephesians 5:5
5For you may be sure of this, that oeveryone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous ( pthat is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
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