Luke 12:15

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And he said to them: Take heed and beware of all covetousness; for a man's life doth not consist in the abundance of things which he possesseth.

Cross References

Hebrews 13:5

Let your manners be without covetousness, contented with such things as you have; for he hath said: I will not leave thee, neither will I forsake thee.

Proverbs 15:16

Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasures without content,

Proverbs 16:16

Get wisdom, because it is better than gold: and purchase prudence, for it is more precious than silver.

2 Timothy 3:2

Men shall be lovers of themselves, covetous, haughty, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, wicked,

Luke 16:14

Now the Pharisees, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.

Colossians 3:5

Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, lust, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is the service of idols.

Luke 8:14

And that which fell among thorns, are they who have heard, and going their way, are choked with the cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and yield no fruit.

Psalm 62:10

But they have sought my soul in vain, they shall go into the lower parts of the earth:

Psalm 37:16

For in thee, O Lord, have I hoped: thou wilt hear me, O Lord my God.

2 Peter 2:3

And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you. Whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their perdition slumbereth not.

Mark 7:22

Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.

Habakkuk 2:9

Woe to him that gathereth together an evil covetousness to his house, that his nest may be on high, and thinketh he may be delivered out of the hand of evil.

Psalm 10:3

For, lo, the wicked have bent their bow; they have prepared their arrows in the quiver, to shoot in the dark the upright of heart.

Job 2:4

And Satan answered, and said: Skin for skin, and all that a man hath he will give for his life.

Joshua 7:21

For I saw among the spoils a scarlet garment exceeding good, and two hundred sicles of silver, and a golden rule of fifty sicles. And I coveted them, and I took them away, and hid them in the ground is the midst of my tent: and the silver I covered with the earth that I dug up.

1 Corinthians 6:10

Nor the effeminate, nor liers with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor railers, nor extortioners, shall possess the kingdom of God.

Luke 21:34

And take heed to yourselves, lest perhaps your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness, and the cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly.

Micah 2:2

And they have coveted fields, and taken them by violence, and houses they have forcibly taken away: and oppressed a man and his house, a man and his inheritance.

Jeremiah 6:13

For, from the least of them even to the greatest, all are given to covetousness: and from the prophet even to the priest, all are guilty of deceit.

Proverbs 28:16

A prince void of prudence shall oppress many by calumny: but he that hateth covetousness, shall prolong his days.

2 Peter 2:14

Having eyes full of adultery and of sin that ceaseth not: alluring unstable souls, having their heart exercised with covetousness, children of malediction:

Ezekiel 33:31

And they come to thee, as if a people were coming in, and my people sit before thee: and hear thy words, and do them not: for they turn them into a song of their mouth, and their heart goeth after their covetousness.

Luke 12:16

And he spoke a similitude to them, saying: The land of a certain rich man brought forth plenty of fruits.

1 Kings 2:40

And Semei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Achis to Geth to seek his servants: and he brought them out of Geth.