Isaiah 56:11

11 aThe dogs have a mighty appetite;
they never have enough.
But bthey are shepherds who have no understanding;
they have all turned to their own way,
ceach to his own gain, one and all.

Jeremiah 6:13

13 dFor from the least to the greatest of them,
everyone eis greedy for unjust gain;
and from fprophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.

Jeremiah 8:10

10 gTherefore I will give their wives to others
and their fields to conquerors,
because from the least to the greatest
everyone his greedy for unjust gain;
from prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.

Ezekiel 22:25-29

25 iThe conspiracy of her prophets in her midst is jlike a roaring lion ktearing the prey; they have devoured human lives; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in her midst. 26 lHer priests mhave done violence to my law and nhave profaned my holy things. oThey have made no distinction between the holy and the common, neither have they taught the difference between the unclean and the clean, and pthey have disregarded my Sabbaths, qso that I am profaned among them. 27 rHer princes in her midst are like wolves stearing the prey, tshedding blood, destroying lives to get dishonest gain. 28And uher prophets have smeared whitewash for them, vseeing false visions and divining lies for them, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord God,’ when the Lord has not spoken. 29The people of the land whave practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy, and xhave extorted from the sojourner without justice.

Ezekiel 33:31

31 yAnd they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for zwith lustful talk in their mouths they act; their heart is set on their gain.

Luke 12:15

15And he said to them, aa“Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

Luke 20:47

47 abwho devour widowshouses and acfor a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.”

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