King James Version with full narration by Alexander Scourby
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Covetousness
CategoryTheological Term / Moral Term
Modern Equivalentgreed; an excessive desire for what belongs to another.
KJV Word TypeNoun
DefinitionAn inordinate desire to possess more wealth, property, or things than one needs — especially what belongs to another. It is expressly forbidden in the Ten Commandments and is described by Paul as a form of idolatry.
Key Verses"Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house... nor any thing that is thy neighbour's." (Exodus 20:17); "Covetousness... is idolatry." (Colossians 3:5)