Topic
Covet
8 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Matthew 5:28ISBE
But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
- Romans 7:7ISBE
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.
- Romans 7:8ISBE
But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.
- Romans 13:9ISBE
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…
- 1 Corinthians 10:6ISBE
Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
- 1 Corinthians 12:31ISBE
But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
- 1 Corinthians 14:39ISBE
Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.
- Colossians 3:5ISBE
Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 8 references
kuv'-et ('awah; zeloo, "to desire earnestly," "to set the heart and mind upon anything"): Used in two senses: good, simply to desire earnestly but legitimately. e.g. the King James Version 1Co 12:31; 14:39; bad, to desire unlawfully, or to secure illegitimately (batsa`; epithumeo, Ro 7:7; 13:9, etc.); hence, called "lust" (Mt 5:28; 1Co 10:6), "concupiscence" (the King James Version Ro 7:8; Col 3:5).
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.