Joshua 7:21

New King James Version

When I saw among the spoils a beautiful Babylonian garment, two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. And there they are, hidden in the earth in the midst of my tent, with the silver under it.”

Cross References

Genesis 10:10

And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

Genesis 3:6

So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.

Genesis 34:27

The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and plundered the city, because their sister had been defiled.

Genesis 6:2

that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose.

2 Samuel 11:2

Then it happened one evening that David arose from his bed and walked on the roof of the king’s house. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to behold.

2 Kings 7:8

And when these lepers came to the outskirts of the camp, they went into one tent and ate and drank, and carried from it silver and gold and clothing, and went and hid them; then they came back and entered another tent, and carried some from there also, and went and hid it.

Job 31:1

“I have made a covenant with my eyes; Why then should I look upon a young woman?

Psalm 119:37

Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, And revive me in Your way.

Exodus 20:17

“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”

Proverbs 1:19

So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain; It takes away the life of its owners.

Proverbs 23:31

Do not look on the wine when it is red, When it sparkles in the cup, When it swirls around smoothly;

Proverbs 28:22

A man with an evil eye hastens after riches, And does not consider that poverty will come upon him.

Proverbs 4:23

Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.

Isaiah 28:15

Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death, And with Sheol we are in agreement. When the overflowing scourge passes through, It will not come to us, For we have made lies our refuge, And under falsehood we have hidden ourselves.”

Isaiah 29:15

Woe to those who seek deep to hide their counsel far from the Lord, And their works are in the dark; They say, “Who sees us?” and, “Who knows us?”

Habakkuk 2:9

“Woe to him who covets evil gain for his house, That he may set his nest on high, That he may be delivered from the power of disaster!

Luke 12:15

And He said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.”

Luke 12:2

For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known.

Ephesians 5:3

But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints;

Ephesians 5:5

For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

Deuteronomy 7:25

You shall burn the carved images of their gods with fire; you shall not covet the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it for yourselves, lest you be snared by it; for it is an abomination to the Lord your God.

Colossians 3:5

Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

Hebrews 13:5

Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

James 1:15

Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.

Joshua 7:20

And Achan answered Joshua and said, “Indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and this is what I have done:

Joshua 7:22

So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent; and there it was, hidden in his tent, with the silver under it.

2 Peter 2:15

They have forsaken the right way and gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;